Gagari Noko Japanese Large Ripping Hand Saw by Nakaya Kiichiro - 330mm

 Smith name: Nakaya Kisaburo(中屋喜三郎)

Steel: Carbon Steel

Cutting edge length: 330mm

Total length: 622mm 

Blade thickness: about 0.90mm

Weight: 405g

Manufacture Era: Before World War II

Blade sharpening and adjusting: Tsuchida Noboru

Accessories: -

Additional Information:  This is a pre-owned saw purchased from a sawsmith in Nagano Prefecture. It was recently readjusted and sharpened by Mr. Tsuchida. One of its teeth is chipped, but this does not affect its normal use.

According to my research into historical records, the blacksmith who crafted this saw is likely Kisaburo Nojima (who established his business in Showa 13 / 1938), a smith from the Sanjo region. Both he and Oba Shoichiro —a renowned master sawsmith from Sanjo—belonged to the lineage founded by Higuchi Minezaburo (樋口峰三郎). In his early years, Oba Shoichiro used "Nakaya" as his brand name; therefore, it is reasonable to infer that Kisaburo Nojima also used "Nakaya" as the brand for his own saws.