A Shinto-era katana with a 24.25-inch blade in very good polish. A pronounced hi, the groove cut along the blade, runs its length, and the temper line is a midare hamon, the irregular wave pattern. The tang is mumei, meaning unsigned, and is drilled with a single mekugi-ana peg hole. The seller describes it as a very attractive sword.

For a New Mexico collector of Japanese blades this is a study piece: the polish lets you read the hamon and the steel, the unsigned tang leaves attribution to the eye, and the groove changes the blade's balance and sound in the hand. It is offered as a blade as described, with no further history claimed. Swords of this kind are shipped as collectibles and need no permit or dealer paperwork in the state.

Key features

• 24.25-inch blade
• Very good polish
• Pronounced hi (groove) along the blade
• Midare hamon
• Mumei tang, one mekugi-ana

The sword ships to your door in New Mexico as a collectible, with no FFL involved.