Here is my new hand made genuine Japanese blade.

Sword type: Gendaito

Sword smith: Heianjo Minamoto Nobushige Kore

Year made: 1998

Price of a similar katana sold on the Internet several years ago by NEPA Japan Cultural Society & Research Institute, $18,500.00 USD

Picture showing the saya, tsuka, tsuba and blade in shirasaya


Picture showing the drawn blade, saya, tsuka, tsuba and shirasaya


Picture showing close up the blade, gold hibaki and saya


Picture showing close up of the kissaki, saya and shirasaya


Picture showing the drawn blade, saya, tsuka, tsuba and shirasaya



I will put the full sized images in the photo gallery