Very rare Japanese MINATOGAWA katana sword in shirasaya

Item: Very rare Japanese MINATOGAWA katana sword in shirasaya
Date: 1942
Maker: “Minatogawa Jinja Masataka”
Signature: Signed tachi mei: “Minatogawa Jinja Masataka” with Kikusui mon, and on the reverse: “April 1942, Vice Admiral Nagumo.”
Materials: Steel
Size: Nagasa: 66.3 cm. Sori: 1.5 cm. Moto-haba: 3.1 cm. Saki-haba: 2.1 cm. Moto-gasane: 0.7 cm. Saki-gasane: 0.4 cm.

This is a Very rare Japanese MINATOGAWA katana sword in shirasaya. Signed tachi mei: “Minatogawa Jinja Masataka” with Kikusui mon, and on the reverse: “April 1942, Vice Admiral Nagumo.” In good polish, minor surface scratches. Guaranteed against hagire. The blade is signed “Minatogawa Jinja Masataka with Kikusui mon, dated “Showa Juroku-nen Jugatsu hi ( April. 1942), shinogi-zukuri shape, WWll time period made blade. Masataka`s real name is Moriwaki Kaname, was born in Dec.,1911 in Tottori prefecture, study under Kajiyama Yasunori, Ikeda Yasumitsu at The Yasukuni Nihonto Tanrenkai, in 1940 he received an appointment as a head instructor, for the Kikusui Tanrenkai located on the ground of Minatogawa shrine, made swords during WWll time and after the war as a Gendai smith, listed in John Slough’s book page 104, 105. The blade is traditional hand forged, in old full polish, no rust, no stain and in very good condition. The temper line is attractive gunome-choji with kinsuji active temper pattern and has deep temper at the point. There is no bend, no nick, no crack and cutting edge is sharp. Nagasa: 66.3 cm. Sori: 1.5 cm. Moto-haba: 3.1 cm. Saki-haba: 2.1 cm. Moto-gasane: 0.7 cm. Saki-gasane: 0.4 cm. Vice Admiral Ch?ichi Nagumo Born March 25, 1887 Died July 6, 1944 (aged 57) Place of birth Yonezawa, Yamagata Japan Place of deathSaipan, Northern Mariana IslandsAllegiance Empire of JapanService/branch Imperial Japanese Navy Years of service1908-1944RankAdmiral UnitKido Butai Commands heldAki, Hatsuyuki, Kirishima, Sugi, Kisaragi, Momi, Naka, Takao, Yamashiro 11th Destroyer Division, 8th Cruiser Division, 3rd Cruiser Division, Kido Butai, 1st Carrier Division, First Air Fleet, IJN 3rd Fleet, Sasebo Naval District, Kure Naval District, First Fleet, Central Pacific Area Fleet, Fourteenth Air FleetBattles/wars World war II. Attack on Pearl Harbor Bombing of Darwin Indian Ocean Raid Battle of Midway Battle of the Eastern Solomons Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Awards Order of the Rising Sun (3rd class) Order of the Rising Sun (4th class) Order of the Golden Kite(3rd class) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (1st class)

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Condition Report: Very Good