SWORD (BLADE) JAPANESE KATANA - NO FITTINGS

W1970.945

W1970.945
Cool Collection
Blade
Type: DAITO

Mei: KOSHIYAMA KANEYASU. Tang stamped with Japanese character: SHO, within a cherry blossom

Nagasa: 65.5 cm

Sori: 1.8 cm, torii

Sugata: shinogi tsukuri, iori mune

Nakago: 19.5 cm, one mekugi ana, ubu

Kissaki: ko

Hada: muhada

Hamon: gonome/choji

Date: 1926-42
The stamp on the tang of this katana blade represents the Showa era, from 1926 until the present. The ‘sho’ mark was a stamp of acceptance on military blades. This blade was a standard issue for army officers of World War II. The signature reads: ‘Koshiyama Kaneyasu (made this)’.
Koshirae

none

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: W1970.945
Accession Date: 19 Apr 1967

 

 

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