短刀 十一代兼定 於加茂 和泉守兼定 明治四辛未年八月 所載名品短刀 時代拵付 精良な地鉄に金筋頻りに掛る傑作 五寸七分
Tokubetsuhozon Token

Kanesada Tanto

No.151015

Tanto, 11th generation Kanesada, Kamoni-oite Izuminokami Kanesada, August of the Meiji Shinbi, Listed masterpiece dagger(Syosai Meihin ) with Jidai Koshirae, clear Jigane with Kinsuji hangs over and over, A masterpiece 17.2cmcm

Hold

Mei-Omote
於加茂 和泉守兼定 棟銘 明治四辛未年八月
Ura-mei
以三⬜︎年前古刀製上鍛之
Registration
Niigata 10/29/39(Showa)
Period
4th year of Meiji
Size

Hachou 17.2cm　(五寸七分)　Sori 内反り　Moto-Haba 2.0cm　Moto-Kasane 0.83cm　Nakago-Chou 8.6cm　Weight 122

Country
Aizu
Shape
Hiradukuri, Iorimune, Narrow Mihaba, Thick Kasane, Uchizori.
Kitae
Small-Itamehada-tsumi, Jinie entered fine and thick, bright and clear.
Hamon
Suguha-style, Slightly small-Notare, Mixed small-genome, There are Ashi and You, Small-Nie entered well, Kinsuji and Sunagashi hangs over and over, Nioikuchi is bright and clear.
Boushi
Suguni-komaru, Deep Return(Fukaku Kaeru)
Nakago
Ubu, Sakiiri-yamagata, Yasurime-Ohsujikai, Menugiana is one(1).
Habaki
Single Kiniroe(Single layer of golden painting.)
Sword mounitings
Brown Kanshitsu-nuri Ohgaki Aikuchi Koshirae

Length:33.8cm

Sori:0.4cm

Total metal fittings:Sentoku-Ishimeji

Koduka/Kougai:Sentoku-Ishimeji


Drscription
Kanesada, the 11th generation of Aizu, was named Furukawa Kiyoemon . He was born in 1880 as the son of the 10th generation of Kanesada, called himself Kanemoto, and used his father's substitute name in his youth. He received Izuminokami in the third year of Bunkyu and took the name Kanesada. He is also known as Shinsengumi Hijikata Toshizo's beloved sword.
This sword has a small-sized with thick Kasane, Uchizori is a Yoroidooshi style short sword with a neat appearance. Small-Itamehada-tsumi, Mixed Masamehada, Jinie entered fine and thick, Clear and bright beautiful Jigane, There are small-Ashi and You entered, It works well in the blade , including frequently joining Kinsuji.
Nioikuchi is bright and clear a Masterpiece. The inscription says that it was made from an old sword from the late Muromachi period, indicating the quality of the iron.
兼定 短刀 特別保存刀剣 兼定 短刀 特別保存刀剣