Masahide Wakizashi
S0153
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A shinshinto wakizashi signed, Masahide Saku / Oite Omori (living at Omori). Hirazukure, iroi mune. Hawatare: 1 shaku 1 sun (33.33 cm or 13.123"). Motohaba: 2.94 cm. Kasane: 6.5 mm. The hamon is gunome interspaced with long valleys, tempered in nioi deki with areas of fine ko nie. The jigane it a tight itame. The boshi is omaru. NBTHK kicho kanteisho dated Showa yonju nen ju gatsu mitsu jitsu (October 3, 1965). This is clearly not the work of any of the generations of Suishinshi Masahide. The characteristics of the work are consistent with that of Bingo, so this would be the work of Mihara Masahide who was active around Kaei (1848 - 1854). In polish, copper habaki, and mounted in shirasaya.