JAPANESE KATANA WITH SIGNATURE FOR HIZEN TADAHIRO.

67.2cm nagasa of shinogi zukuri form, with chu kissaki, iori mune, and iriyamagata nakagojiri. Sujikai yasurime, tachimei signed by Hizen Tadahiro, ura signed "Motte Shintan Saku Kore", a phrase used to indicate that the smith put particular effort into the sword; there are no papers with this sword. Brass habaki, plain maru gata tsuba signed with characters for loyalty and courage. Sword is out of polish with areas of oxidation throughout, but appears to be a suguha hamon with a maru boshi. Mounts are plain, with the remnants of an applied label on sayajiri and tsuka ito, illegible. Menuki appear to be squid, but are difficult to see. CONDITION: Blade is out of polish, with heavier oxidation towards kissaki consistent with water infiltrating the says. Kissaki with some chips at fukura that do not appear to go through hamon, but it is difficult to tell. Mounts with heavy wear throughout. A potential candidate for shinsa. Blade Length: 67.2cm Overall Length: 39 - 1/2"