• This is a Japanese WWll Army officer`s sword in mountings. The blade is signed "Hoki, Hokoku Shibo Taku Shushie, Bizenkoku Akazaki ju Toshimitsu zo 鋒寄 報国志鋩托周身衛, 備前国赤崎住俊光造",  dated "Showa Jukyu-nen Juni-gatsu kichi-jitsu (lucky day Dec.1944) 昭和十九年十二月吉日" shinogi-zukuri shape, WWll time made blade.     
• Toshimitsu was born on 21, April,1898, lived in Osafune, Okayama prefecture, made swords during WWll time period and after the war as a Gendaito smith, he received the title an important intangible cultural properties and listed in book Gendai Toko Soran page 111. 
• The blade is traditional hand forged, water quenched blade, in full polish, no rust, no stain and in mint condition. 
• The temper line is wavy big gunome-choji temper pattern and has deep temper at the point.        There is no bend, no crack and cutting edge is razor sharp. 
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• The scabbard is heavy metal scabbard, no dents, no bend and in excellent condition.    The handle is tight fit, tsuka-ito wrapping is no cut, no loose and in excellent condition.    Lock mechanism works fine.      Tsuba and seppa are matched no number stamped.          It measures 26+3/4" tip to the guard, 26+1/8" cutting edge, 1+3/16" width, 6.5 mm thickness at the notch and 37+3/4" in mountings. 
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