Description

This is a katana made by Kotani Yasunori in 1940. Yasunori was a smith at the Yasukuni Shrine forge and this sword is mounted in Type 98 Shin-gunto mounts. The blade has been professionally polished and is in restored condition, but the gunto saya is broken and the tsuka is missing a menuki.

1940 Kotani Yasunori katana

1940 Kotani Yasunori katana

Katana

$10,500

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Smith

Kotani Yasunori

School

Yasukuni

Era

Showa (1926-1989)

Specifications

Nagasa

68.58 cm

About the maker

Yasunori靖憲

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Dealer

Swords of Japan

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$10,500

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