AN ISHIDO MITSUNOBU (TERUHIDE) WWII NAVY KATANA
Overview (Photos follow Description)
Ishido Teruhide (1900~1982) was the 10th and last generation of the prestigious Ishido Korekazu line of swordsmiths in Edo/Musashi Province (Tokyo). He was the descendant of the infamous Musashi Daijo Fujiwara Korekazu.
During WWII, he produced many swords for high-ranking military officers and also made blades for civilians. Ishido Teruhide was ranked Betseki in the 1943 swordsmith rankings by the Nihon Token Tanrenjo and the Nihon Token Shinbunshi. On this particularly rare sword Teruhide used a kao (carved personal seal) in addition to his mei (signature) with the name Ishido Mitsunobu – a signature he used for part of his career.
As in all Ishido swords the construction is sublime. It is blessed with a fine ko-itame jihada and muji-hada with a subtle suguha hamon mixed with small meandering waves (ko-midare).
Blade is housed in its original WWII Japanese Navy Officer Kai-Gunto Koshirae that includes the traditional brown Navy tassel and the matching serial number 48 on all fittings. It also carries an original gold habaki with a kamon (crest) called Maru ni Mokko that symbolizes prosperity as the design depicts an egg in a nest.
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