Late ShinShinto/Early Meiji Katana

Signature:  Mumei
Forging Pattern:  Tight Mokume
Tempering Pattern:  Midare
Dimensions:  Blade Length:  26.7 inchesNakago: 8.4 inches, 8 mm thick, 32 mm wide. 
Mountings:  Nice old mounts from the 1800s.  Shakudo nanako fuchi kashira of bamboos, iron tsuba and shakudo menukis of a samurai chasing a demon.
Overall Condition:  Good.  Handle needs to be restored, blade is clean with minor hazing.  Saya needs restoration.  Civilian swords from the late 1800s early 1900s are quite rare.