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