Nihonto Club

Period: starts Kenmu (1334-1338)
Nagasa: 30,7cm
Sori: 0,3cm
Tsukurikomi: hira-zukuri with hitatsura
Mei: 長谷部國重 (Hasebe Kunishige)
Paper: NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho
Sayagaki: Kanzan: 長谷部國重 (Hasebe Kunishige), 傑作ノ一 (a masterpiece)

Hasebe Kunishige (Kenmu): Kunishige is said to have been one of the "Ten Disciples of Masamune" and to have been active in Sagami. Around the Kenmu era, he brought the Soshu style to Yamashiro.