Authentic NIHONTO JAPANESE LONG SWORD KATANA AKIHIRO 秋広 signed w/NTHK HITATSURA

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Authentic NIHONTO JAPANESE SAMURAI LONG SWORD KATANA AKIHIRO 秋広 signed w/NTHK CERTIFICATE w/KOSHIRAE HITATSURA BLADE ANTIQUE
Authentic nihonto japanese katana long sword 秋広 signed in ZOGAN MEI and judged as 相州秋広 SOUSYU AKIHIRO with NTHK certification paper.
Blade is overall in good condition with normal signes of wear,scratches,scars and stain.
There are visible scars on the back of blade and small stain near kissaki.
Please pay attention to fantastic HITATSURA hamon on the long shobu-zukuri blade and elaborate koshirae.
This is an antique made in hundreds of years ago.There are imperfections or blemishes due to aging.Please see the close-up pictures and movie for details.
Sold as is
[Overview]
Blade length:66.2cm/ 26.06 inches
Curvature: 1.2cm / 0.47 inches
Total length: 103.0cm/ 40.55 inches
Blade Weight: 611.0g
Total Weight: 1166.0g
Age: Muromachi era
[Accessories]
・NTHK certification paper,Cloth Bag
Attention before bid !!
[Shipping]
・We ship this sword by EMS or other method.
・Attention buyers in Russia and China: I will NOT ship to Russia or China (Hong Kong is OK). The customs in those countries have blocks katana shipments. Unless you have a receiving address outside Russian Federation, or China, please refrain from bidding.
・Please make sure with your country's customs before making an order or a bid that the Japanese sword can be imported into your country without a problem.
We do not take any responsibility, including (not limited to) refund, due to the above reasons.
[The Procedure of sending Japanese swords abroad-It takes additional time!]
・All our swords with hand forged blade are registered in the Agency for Cultural Affairs as artwork and The Board of Education(Cultural properties protection Committee); therefore each sword has the registration card, issued by the Board of Education.
・After receiving the full payment of the items,we return the registration card and get the permission from Ministry of Cultural Affairs to export the swords legally from Japan. It will take about 20 business days to do this procedure.
・After the receiving the permission, we will inform you by email and send the items immediately.
・I can not send original registration card.I send the copy of it.
[Return Policy]
Sword is not return accepted because of very difficult for import procedure in japan.
So please consider carefully when bidding.
If you have a question about it, please have a question.
Payment
We only Accept PayPal.
Please pay within 3 days after the close of the auction.
InternationalBuyers;Please Note
・Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility.
・Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
・These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up - do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.
・We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts”- US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.
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Please check the youtube movie.
https://youtu.be/dNT0j2aeifo