Measuring 37 3/4 inches overall with a 26 3/4 inch original length blade, showing a strong wavy hamon, two-piece gilt copper habaki, traditional hilt fittings with the addition of a silver mitsudomoe mon on the rear and a brown enamel finished saya with metal fittings, one suspension band and a cloth tag on the suspension ring with untranslated markings. (usually a soldier's plea to return to family which wasn't very successful!). Tang is very fine, one hole, angle cut proper end signed and dated on both sides of tang.