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Thank you again sirs.. I really appreciate you all taking the time to educate me on these. Best, Rob

Thank you. I see no evidence of anything else having been attached to it but I'm going to leave it as found. Best, Rob

Thank you very much.. I had never seen the ring before but obviously I'm far from knowledgeable in this area. Best, Rob

Thank you very much guys. I've looked at those date charts and it's like reading Japanese to me.. I can't figure anything out on those.. Best, Rob

This one came from a 94 year old WW2 vet...German Paratrooper. He has quite a collection of stuff that he has picked up since moving to the US many years ago. He suspected that it was not right and I was pretty sure it wasn't. I did get two others from him that are legit so all is good. He has several more in the wood storage scabbards. I probably should have grabbed one of those instead.

Hello again, I purchased this sword from the same man as the other. I noticed that it's shorter than the other and the scabbard has a ring toward the bottom. I know that the tassels are not original but I wonder if these may have been brought back by the same guy and added by him later. Any comments or information would be most appreciated. Thank you very much. Best, Rob

For some reason I have an easy time making people think that I don't know anything about anything..And it's really easy when I post a piece of junk like the one above.. ha..

Ha.. Don't let my 21 post here fool you.. I'm just not a Japanese sword expert. Basically I was buying another item from the man in addition to the other Japanese swords. He wouldn't come down on the price of the other item so I got him to throw this sword in the deal.

Thank you very much.. Best, Rob

Hello sirs, Hopefully I did a little better with this one. Any thoughts or information would be most appreciated. Best, Rob

Thank you very much sirs. I was 99.9% sure it was fake so I paid very little for it. Momentarily I will post pictures of the other two and I hope to hear different comments. Sorry for the fair pictures. I am away from home on vacation so improvising. Best, Rob

Hello, I recently purchased this sword and I knew I was taking a chance on it. I also purchased two more swords from the same man which I am confident are correct. I will post pictures of those for your expert opinions later. Any thoughts or information on this item would be most appreciated. Thank you very much. Best, Rob

Thank you very much. I did purchase this item. Best, Rob

Thank you both very much for the information. Best, Rob

Hello, I have an opportunity to purchase this item and I would like to know the value or fair price to offer. Any informatioin would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. Rob