Baba Tsugukiyo
Baba Tsugukiyo was a well known smith working during the war. He was a Rikugun Jumei Tosho smith and made quality gendaito during that time period. Like other examples of his work I have studied, this one has a great gonome-midare hamon and fine ko-itame jihada. In shin-gunto koshirae with some wear and scratches to the saya.
$4,500 (plus shipping and PayPal)
Mei: Baba Tsugukiyo kore o tsukuru
Nengo: Showa ju kyu nen ju gatsu kichi jitsu (a lucky day in October 1944)
Nagasa: 65.8cm
Moto-haba: 3.1cm
Sori: 1.8cm
Kasane: 7mm
