Description
An unusual antique Japanese Samurai sword with hakogaki (box writing) recording who purchased this sword, his Naval rank, the swordsmith name, how much the Officer paid for the sword, etc. What an interesting piece!
What follows is most of the translation of the hakogaki:
(Sword) is signed Bizen Osafune Sukesada
Received 1500 yen, 1945 (year)
Supplied on August 15, 1945
Nidaishitsu Shiro ni Jinan (second son) Eki ni Kaigun Shoi Shiyo (used by Navy Ensign)
(another reading of this fourth passage is ‘The second son of the second-generation head of the Shiro family (of Seima Village) joined the Navy’)
A Japanese sword in a katanabako (wooden box for storing a Japanese sword, usually made of paulownia wood) is difficult to find. It is usually a sign of a revered sword–one especially important to the owner.
The sword by Sukesada is mounted in handachi koshirae. The tsuba has a horse motif. The blade nagasa is 21″ (53.3 cm).
CONDITION:
The katanabako box is in beautiful condition! The kanji written on the inside and underside of the box is in perfect condition. The sword is in fair polish. The hamon is visible.
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