Overview
This Katana by David Goldberg features a hand rub satin finished upswept tanto blade with hamon and fullers, .285" blade stock and 1.272" blade depth, hidden tang construction. The handle has an engraved sterling silver habiki and kashira, carved sterling silver tsuba, stingray skin tsuka with black leather tsuka ito and sterling silver menuki. Comes with a black "Ho wood" (magnolia wood) saya with water buffalo and sterling silver fittings. Excellent condition. Comes with a black sword stand. Comes with an email from David Goldberg about the sword:Yes, I definitely made it! All of the fittings are dragon motif. Menuki-fuchi/kashira and tsuba are all sterling silver, as well as the habiki. I remember making that unique Habaki. The only one like that i ever did with that lovely little protruding points top and bottom. Tskuka ito is "Ultra suede" called "Tsunami" wrap. It is full "Maki" the tsuka is of course a wooden handle, completely wrapped in "same" fully (natural stingray skin) The "Saya" is made of "Ho" wood (magnolia). A traditional wood and that is used traditionally in Japan. The fittings on the saya are water buffalo horn. The blade looks to be of high carbon steel, not traditional (tamahagane) sand-iron. The "Hamon" (hard edge/temper line) looks to me to be consmetic? Although it could be genuine, I need to see it closer. Judging from the "bo-Hi" (large groove) it was an early piece.