This months’ blade is a tanto. 24.4 cm in length (8 sun 5 bu) without curve. The blade is hirazukuri, with an iori-mune, ordinary width and thick Kasane. The forging is itame with oitame mixed in, ji-nie is applied and jifu is mixed in. The hamon is gunome, the nioi-guchi is bright and clear with much ko-nie. Fine sunagashi and kinsuji are mixed in the ha. The nakago is ubu, the tip is kurijiri, yasurime are sujigai, there is one mekugi-ana and a two-character signature on the omote.
Hint – he was especially skilled in horimono and frequently “Hori Do Saku” was added
