Masakatsu正勝
Ibaraki province · active 1912-1935
Hawley reference MAS317Smith record
| Active period | 1912-1935 |
| Province | Ibaraki |
| Hawley ID | MAS317 |
Recorded signatures (mei)
勝村常陸介源正勝作之katsumura hitachi no suke minamoto masakatsu saku kore
水戸住正勝mito ju masakatsu
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Hawley points come from W. M. Hawley's Japanese Swordsmiths (1981), the standard Western reference cataloguing over 12,000 smiths. Most recorded smiths sit at 15–20 points; only a few dozen legendary masters exceed 150.
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