Izuminokami Kanesada is best known as the sword wielded by Hijikata Toshizou, a legendary figure from the final days of the samurai. Here's the thing though—despite its fame, the blade wasn't forged by the celebrated second-generation Kanesada. Instead, it came from the eleventh or twelfth generation of the Kanesada line, craftsmen working right as the samurai era was collapsing. There's something fitting about that: a sword born into decline, destined to become one of history's most iconic blades anyway.
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