Here is my new hand made genuine Japanese blade.
Sword type: Gendaito
Sword smith: Heianjo Minamoto Nobushige Kore
Year made: 1998
Price of a similar katana sold on the Internet several years ago by NEPA Japan Cultural Society & Research Institute, $18,500.00 USD
Picture showing the saya, tsuka, tsuba and blade in shirasaya
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Picture showing the drawn blade, saya, tsuka, tsuba and shirasaya
![[Linked Image]](http://www.aus-city.com/images/katana/blade_2.jpg)
Picture showing close up the blade, gold hibaki and saya
![[Linked Image]](http://www.aus-city.com/images/katana/blade_3.jpg)
Picture showing close up of the kissaki, saya and shirasaya
![[Linked Image]](http://www.aus-city.com/images/katana/blade_4.jpg)
Picture showing the drawn blade, saya, tsuka, tsuba and shirasaya
![[Linked Image]](http://www.aus-city.com/images/katana/blade_5.jpg)
I will put the full sized images in the photo gallery