Signature : Chounsai Emura saku
Haishou 12 gatsu 8nichi
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 64.0 cm or 25.2 inches.
Sori : 1.6 cm or 0.63 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.1cm or 1.22inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.15 cm or 0.85 inches.
Kasane : 0.7 cm or 0.28 inches.
Weight of the blade : 725g
Era : Showa war period.
Shape : It is wide and thick good meat healthy blade.
Jitetsu : Koitame hada well grained with jinie attached. It is beautiful hada.
Hamon : Konie base notare ha with gunome midare burn.
There are same flow of hamon. Ashi is well attached.
Special feature : Chounsai Emura is the head of the Okayama warden.
The maker of the sword will collect the convict who is in serious behavior and made them make swords in the prison next to the head warden.
The polishing was also done in the sword factory.
Before, Nagamitsu and Emura have been easily confused but Emura has been passed away at Showa 35th year.
The condition is different from those of Nagamitsu and the condition is strikingly good.
I have been looking in to Emura and Nagamitsu for a long time and I can say that while Nagamitsu has made many sword of different qualities, Emura has made all sword above the standard.
Some swords may even be better than the Yasukuni sword.
Tempering and and engraved signature was done by Emura.
There were signature such as 江-E-, 江村Emura-、長運斉江村作Chounsai Emura saku.
It is a master piece of Kanemitsu.
Koshirae: Rikugun Gunto Koshirae(Army Gunto Koshirae)
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price : 400,000 JPY- (including shipping and 100% insurance fee)