This sword was just polished and looks tremendous.

The hamon (temper line) is Toranba (looks like grand waves coming inland). Sukehiro is credited for starting this uniquely famous hamon.

The jihada (body of the sword) is itame hada (wood grain swirls) and is in very beautiful condition.

You can see nie (twinkling crystals) and kinsuji (lightning bolts) in the body of the sword, very desirable.

Koshirae (mounting) is all from Edo period! All accessaries are a matching dragon design.

Tsuba is signed as 成龍幹栄寿 (Seiryukan Eiju – name to be confirmed)

This koshirae was probably made in the same time the blade was made.

Both inside and outside of this koshirae are in very good condition.

Signed: Tsuda Echizen no Kami Sukehiro. This is not an original signature.

Dated: 8th month of the 4th year of Enpo (August, 1677). Date is not far off given the age of the nakago (tang).

If you’d like to see this and other swords from our collection in person, we recommend that you visit one of our upcoming sword shows.

If you cannot make it to a show, please contact us to book an appointment within the Tokyo area.

Unique Japan is proud to offer a convenient layaway plan for our valued customers.   If you are interested in purchasing this sword on layaway, simply contact us here for more information. The general terms of our layaway plan are outlined here.

If you are an American citizen living on Okinawa, we encourage layaway plans to use the services of G.I. Bill Pay, whom we have an account with.   They can create a cost-effective payment plan that works best for you.

Unique Japan is able to ship swords from Japan to countries all over the world.   All legal exportation paperwork is included with every purchase.  Please allow about 4 weeks for us to process and ship an order from Japan.  Dealers welcome.

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