Star Stamp Gendaito by HisaTsugu

Signature:  YoShu Seiunshi HisaTsugu
Forging Pattern:  Tight mokume
Tempering Pattern: Choji Midare in ko nie
Dimensions:  Blade Length:  26.75 inchesNakago: 8.7 inches 8 mm thick 33 mm wide
Mountings:  Blade is in shirasaya.
Overall Condition:  Excellent.  Recent polish and shirasaya.  Nice stout sword with very good forging.  Hisatsugu was Army Certified swordsmith (Rikugun Jumei Tosho) making this a 100% true gendaito katana.  Good gendaitos like this one has doubled in value in the last couple of years and i expect them to continue to appreciate.