A WWII Japanese army officer's type 98 Katana by Hattori Masahiro. The blade with subtle midare hamon and fitted with shin - gunto tsuba and butt cap. The grip with ray skin lashed with cord and cherry blossom menuki ornaments. The leather-covered simple black painted scabbard with shin-gunto mounts again. 66.4 cm length of blade. 93 cm overall length The tang bearing signature and armoury mark.

See images of tang signature

Condition Report

The blade seems free from any major chips or defects.

I have taken some videos showing the full length of the blade in close-up of both sides. Please follow the link below for the video files.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16hCSrIMkMUlarHtbbVark5POUoQsjd6X?usp=sharing