Lot 86: Samurai Sword

Estimate: $400 – $600

Kai Gunto T97 Navy, black lacquer wood saya with gold gilt brass fittings and cherry blossom menuki. Blackened copper plate naga-maru tusuba with two large blackened o-seppa engraved as radiating sun rays together with two gold gilt seppa. Braided brown cord with wood owners tag hangs from tsuka, brown ito wrapped over composite black sami on wood tsuka. Shinogi-zukuri blade, Nagasa 63.5cm,Iori-mune, Torii-zori 1.1cm. Silver wash habaki, Hamon Suguha with o-maru boshi. Tang file marks are higaki and “664” stamped in. Good polish, no chips, bends or abuse noted.