A KOTO TACHI

A KOTO TACHI Sugata (configuration): A slender tachi blade with bo-hi, koshi-zori and ko-kissaki Kitae (forging pattern): Appears to be k-mokume but scuffing prevents precise appraisal Hamon (tempering pattern): There appears to be a faint and narrow suguha Boshi (tip): Ko-maru but not clearly visible Nakago (tang): Ubu with four mekugi-ana Nagasa (length): 69 cm Saki-haba (width at the yokote): 1.9 cm Moto-haba (width at the machi): 2.7 cm Koshirae: Shin-gunto with defaced silver mon on the kabuto-gane