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A VERY FINE JAPANESE KATANA, THE BLADE OF TENSHO PERIOD – 1573 – 1592. JAPANESE SCRIPT TO THE TANG HAS BEEN TRANSLATED AND RESEARCHED. WITH A FRAMED LATTER OF EARLIER RESEARCH CARRIED OUT BY A PREVIOUS OWNER WHO HIMSELF ACQUIRED THE SWORD IN SUMATRA IN 1945. IN WW2 PERIOD NAVAL TYPE MOUNTS. PLAIN IRON TSUBA. BLACK LACQUERED WOODEN SCABBARD. BLADE 708 MM LONG INCLUDING TH HABAKI. THE BLADE EXCELLENT AND CLEAN WITH NO BLEMISHES. CLEAR SWIRLING GRAIN OVERALL FROM FOLDING THE IRON . CLEAR MILKY HAMON. AND CRISPLY DEFINED YOKOTE. VERY IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY JAPANESE SWORD. COMPLETE WITH A SILK LINED TRANSIT BAG