Outstanding Japanese Shin-Gunto Gendaito Hideaki NBTHK Tokubetsu

Outstanding Japanese Shin-Gunto Gendaito Hideaki NBTHK Tokubetsu

Toshihide (Minamoto Hideaki) who real name was Kaneyoshi Horii.
He was born in 1886 as the third son of Hirokichi Tokuda in Shiga pref,
became a student of Horii Taneaki in 1904. Horii Taneaki was a student
and the son in law of Horii Taneyohsi who was a swordsmith of purveyor
of the Imperial Household Agency.
Toshihide used three swordsmith name : inscribed Kaneaki since 1905,
Hideaki since 1913 and Toshihide since 1933.
He made Souden Bizen style swords.
This blade was made at Taisho era and signed Hori Toshihide
This blade is quite active and fantastic.
Hideaki made many tanto from The canon of the battleship Mikasa they are well known

This is a great high ranking officers sword in original mounting and colonel tassel in very good condition

Length 63.2 cm
Sori is 1.5 cm
Year 1940
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon
Full original matching mounting