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THanks, I'll see if i can take it apart and post more pictures. I looked up the Meiji period and it was just after the tokugawa period... from the 1860s to 1912. The blade seems to have been used... it has small nicks on the blade and a small cut on the back of the blade. I'll see if i can capture that in my next set of pictures. I'm hoping the mystery of this thing unravels. I still think it's a beautiful sword.

thanks. are there any good video instructions or specific materials i should get? i'm a little new at this so i'm nervous. thanks for your help!!

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Hey there, I have recently come into possession of an old samurai sword. I don't know a thing about it. It appears to be fairly old, maybe 150 years? Honestly i have no idea. I looked up the crest on the sqord and it matches one used by the Tokugawa shogunate (thanks, wikipedia!) which was from the 1600s to the 1850s. This sword has been used, and i think quite a bit. There are small nicks in the blade on the front edge and the back, and the blade itself is weathered with some grimy rust. I am nervous to clean it. Can someone please look at the photo and let me know if you know anything about it, or what it might be worth? I don't plan on selling it but it would be good to know in case i need to insure it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!