One of Japan's 
                                   
                                         
Grateful
                                          Gifts...
                                  For interceding
                                            the destruction of Nihonto -
                                            and creating the
                                            NBTHK, 
                                   
                                  Mr Asano
                                     
                                    Dr Homma
                                     
                                    Mr Hosokawa 
                                  Gave these
                                        swords:  
                                  
                                    
                                      
                                        
                                          -Kanesada
                                                    Bonji
                                                    Wakizashi 
                                             
                                            -Bizen Iyesuke 
                                            -Rai
                                                    Kunitoshi
                                                    Tachi 
                                             
                                            -Enju
                                                    Kunitoki Tachi 
                                             
                                            -Ko-Bizen
                                                    Naritaka Tachi 
                                             
                                            -Shintogo
                                                    Kunimitsu
                                                    Tanto 
                                             
                                            -Hojoji
                                                    Kunimitsu
                                                    Naginata 
                                             
                                            -Kyo
                                                    Nobukuni O-Tanto
                                             
                                            -Bungo
                                                    Yukihira / Munehide
                                                    Tachi
                                            
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                                        Nagasa:
                                           
                                          Nakago:
                                           
                                          Kissaki:
                                           
                                          Moto-haba:
                                           
                                          Saki-haba: | 
                                        54.1cm
                                           
                                          13.9cm
                                           
                                          4.4cm
                                           
                                          3.2cm
                                           
                                          2.5cm | 
                                       
                                    
                                   
                                  Magnificent. 
                                   
                                  Greatness is found
                                            when exceeding steel mates
                                            to exceeding Sugata.
                                   
                                  Wide, strong 
                                            - a BO-HI with BONJI &
                                            KEN, URA - and "Arrows" in
                                            the OMOTE-HI. 
                                   
                                  Knit MOKUME with
                                            wet JI-NIE. Strong and fine
                                            KO-NIE on an undulating
                                            KO-MIDARE BA finds a low
                                            SAGURI / KO-MARU BOSHI.
                                   
                                  SOSHU/SENGO style
                                            NAKAGO  - oblique
                                            Yasuri and two character
                                            MEI:  
                                        
                                          Kanesada
                                   
                                  Strong - the proud
                                            styling stands exceedingly
                                            in all aspects: 
                                     
                                              
Hada,
                                            Hamon & Sugata
                                   
                                  In
                                          plain Shira-saya 
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