Tokyo Nihonto
Antique Japanese Katana Sword signed Taira Sadashige
Antique Japanese Katana Sword signed Taira Sadashige
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- Signature (Mei): Omote: “Showa 18th year, 8th month” (Aug 1943) · Ura: “Taira (Hira) Sadashige saku”
- Period: Showa (1943), Gendaitō
- Blade Length (Nagasa): 62.5 cm
- Curvature (Sori): 1.7 cm
- Mekugi-ana: 1
- Width at Base (Motohaba): 33.2 mm
- Thickness at Base (Motokasane): 6.8 mm
- Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 24.6 mm
- Thickness at Tip (Sakikasane): 5.8 mm
- Bare Blade Weight: 777 g
- Registration: Ehime Prefectural Board of Education, No. 46285
A fully functional gendaitō shinken by Taira (Hira) Sadashige, dated August 1943 (Showa 18). The blade has been recently polished (togimi) and presents a clean, bright surface with excellent activity. At 62.5 cm with a healthy 1.7 cm sori, the proportions are robust yet lively, giving confident handling for iaidō, battō and tameshigiri.
The hamon is an attractive midare pattern—an irregular wave combining rounded gunome elements in places with gentle notare undulation. It runs consistently from the base through the monouchi, showing a bright nioiguchi with fine internal activity under light. The well-defined ridge and ample motohaba 33.2 mm taper to a strong tip (sakihaba 24.6 mm), while a single mekugi-ana secures mounting.
The sword is housed in a sleek high-gloss black lacquer scabbard fitted with a tight, well-made habaki.
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Shipping and Return
- Swords are shipped from Tokyo, Japan. We manage all the procedures to export the sword.
- You can't return sword to Japan because procedures are too strict.
- We work with a shipping company that have experience with Nihonto so you don't have to worry.
- Please check the rules of your country before importing the sword. We do not take any responsibility, including (not limited to) refund, due to the above reasons.
- We can NOT cancel an order once, we already applied for the export authorization. As this document is made to customer name.
We have shipped authentic Japanese swords to the USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Hong Kong, and Australia. If you don’t live in these countries and like to order, please contact us first before purchasing. We normally ship by EMS (Express Mail Service) provided by Japan Post.
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Export Procedure (We manage it)
・All our swords are registered in the Agency for Cultural Affairs as artwork and The Board of Education(Cultural properties protection Committee); therefore each sword has the registration card, issued by the Board of Education.
・After receiving the full payment of the items,we return the registration card and get the permission from Ministry of Cultural Affairs to export the swords legally from Japan. It will take about 1 to 3 months for that step.
・After the receiving the permission, we will inform you by email and send the items immediately.