The Masamune-Sword was created by Masamune(1264-1344). He was a very good sword-smith. He was even better then his master(when his master was already dead), who learned him the way to make a sword.

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His career, however, cannot be associated directly with Masamune's, for the dates of his existing works are never earlier than 1360. Therefore, his elder brother Nagashige who left a sword dated 1334

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It could be a No-Dachi, ... Which all mean different things about the backs of the sword, eg, mitsu-mune is a double back on a sword. 'Masamune' translates to 'straight back'/'straight backridge'.

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