[KAJIYAMA] YASUNORI
DATED  A LUCKY DAY IN DECEMBER 1938

YASUNORI  [ALSO PRONOUNCED YASUTOKU] WAS ONE OF THE THREE FOUNDING SMITHS AND AN INSTRUCTOR AT THE YASU KUNI SHRINE – NIHONTO TANREN KAI.  MANY BOOKS ON GENDAITO PUBLISHED IN RECENT YEARS MAKE REFERENCE TO THIS MASTER SWORDSMITH.
THIS BLADE EXHIBITS ALL THE QUALITIES ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM A SWORDSMITH KNOWN FOR PRODUCING SUPERIOR GRADE GENDAITO.  THE BLADE REMAINS IN GOOD ORIGINAL WARTIME  POLISH AND MEASURES 25 7/8 INCHES.  NO FLAWS, ONLY LIGHT SCRATCHES AND ONE FINGER NAIL GRABBER CHIP ON THE HA.
THE EARLY TYPE SHINGUNTO KOSHIRAE WITH PIERCED TSUBA AND SMOOTH FINISHED  GEEN PAINTED SAYA IS COMPLETE AND WITHOUT DAMAGE HOWEVER IT DOES DISPLAY GOOD HONEST WEAR. THE LEATHER COMBAT COVER HAS SHRUNK EXPOSING THE  TOP HALF INCH OF THE SAYA.
DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUINITY TO PURCHASE A YASUKUNI SHRINE SWORD BY ARGUEABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE SMITHS.

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