Up for sale is a mounted sword from the WWII era with ancestral blade. This blade is a ubu katana at 25″.  This is a (1400’s-1500’s) koto Bizen sword with Bohi as Horimono. There is a beautiful curvature with much hataraki through out waiting to be exposed. The koshirae is a special set of shingunto style mountings. The simplicity of the mounts are an understated testament with stylized banding adorned with cherry blossom  motif. There is a pierced military tsuba and two non descript bands of copper as well as a band with Sakkora motif.. The hada appears to be a fine itame/Mokume blend with a midare hamon. A interesting sword waiting to be polished. The  saya is in a green lacquer finish typical brown ito. The fuchi kashira are military and all original to the sword. A interesting WWII KOSHIRAE mounted with an ancestral koto blade. TO NOTE: The blade appears to be of a ko-dachi in shape and form forged from that time period ubu with 2 holes signed BISHU OSAFUNE MORIMITSU .  This is a reasonably priced antiques sword for a new collector especially.