Tanto - Naniwa Takahashi Nobuhide - 浪花高橋信秀 - Sold

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Tanto - Naniwa Takahashi Nobuhide - 浪花高橋信秀

Shinshinto (circa 1870, End of Edo / Beginning of Meiji), Naganobu and Gassan Schools With NBTHK Certificate, Shirasaya, Koshirae and Cover bags.

Total Weight	0.581 kg
Weight without Saya	0.455 kg
Blade Weight	0.255 kg
Full length Naked Blade (Toshin)	40.80 cm
Nagasa	28.80 cm
Nakago Length	12.00 cm
Sori (curvature)	nearly Mu zori (1mm)
Kissaki Length	n/a (Hira zukuri, no Shinogi / Yokote)
Moto Haba	3.10 cm
Saki Haba	2.00 cm (4cm from the tip)
Moto Kasane	A = 0.62 cm B = n/a (Hira zukuri, no Shinogi)
Saki Kasane	A = 0.45 cm (4cm from the tip) B= n/a (Hira zukuri, no Shinogi)
Curvature	Mu Zori (no curvature)
Type Kissaki	O Kissaki (Big) Hira Zukuri
Blade Structure	Hira Zukuri (flat edges shape without Shinogi, nor Yokote)
Mune	Iori mune (Triangular) with 5 fighting indentations marks Kirikomi
Hamon	Midare/ Notare with plentiful and very visible Nie. There is Ashi, Nijuba, Kinshuji, Sunagashi, very nice activities.
Hada	Ko- Itame/ Masame in the Ji. Mokume / Ayasugi in the Ha.
Boshi	Boshi Ichimai with long Kaeri on the Mune, Plenty of Nie, and feeling of Kaen with the Hada.
Nakago	Length 12cm, signed on the Omote side "Naniwa Takahashi Nobuhide" 浪花高橋信秀, 2 Mekugi Ana placed in Ikken (一献). Classical shape Futsu Gata, slightly bulged. Nakago Jiri in Kurijiri (rouded), Yasurime O sujikai (diagonal file marks), with a start in Kiri Yasurime (horizaontal).
Saya	Weight 127g, length 33.5cm, Shiny black lacquered Kuroro. Reinforce Koiguchi.
Tsuka & Tosogu (Tsuba, Menuki, Fuchi Kashira)	- Tsuba: Weight 77g, Size 4.68 x 5.9 x 0.45cm, in Sentoku, with a design of dragon in the cloudes (Unryu - 雲龍). - Habaki: Weight 27g, Size 2.59 x 3.25 x 1.05cm. In gilded copper. - Seppa: 2 Seppa (total weight 18g) serrated seppa in brass. - Shirasaya: Total weight 151g, Tsuka 46g/ 15.2cm, Says 89g/34cm, Tsunagi 17g/38.8cm.
Study & Team Review	Takahashi Nobuhide 高橋信秀 was born in 1845 in Imabari, Ochi district in the Ehime prefecture (Shikoku island). His civil name is Ichi Shousaemon 越智庄左衛門. Upon Imabari clan request, he moved to Edo (Tokyo) to study the smithing under Takahashi Naganobu 高橋長信 (sudent of Chounsai Tsunatoshi) as his adoptive son, and was predestined to be his heir. However in 1865, he splitted from the Takahashi family and moved to Osaka to study under the famous Gassan Sadakazu 月山貞一. He studied under Gassan for 2 years. Afterwards, starting from 1867, he started to smith on his own account in the towns of Imabari and Osaka. Unfortunately, there was few products from him, as in 1876, the Japanese government edicted the forbid of swords wearing in public places, the Haitôrei ( 廃刀令 ). At these times, and with the will to modernize the Japan, the warrior culture of the samurai was set aside, and many smiths were out of work, or had to adapt their smithing knowledge in other fields, like kitchen knives for exemple. Nobuhide did officially smith on his own account for only 9 years (1867 to 1876).