David Rindt

Wow - thank you for all your feedback - i've got some homework to do!

Thank you for the fast feedback - i'll be working on the additional pictures.

I recently posted to and got a few responses on "Identifying this old sword" as the forum topic. I got a lot of great responses, but more than anything I got some feedback asking for adjustments to some of the identifying markers and more detailed pictures of the sword in question - so here they are! In short - this is a Japanese sword bought by my grandfather in law from, what seems to be a pawn shop in Hiroshima following his service in the Army of occupation in the 1940's. I'm absolutely scrapping at any information I can get regarding the sword, and would love any assistance this very knowledgeable community could provide. I've had a number of very interesting comments about the age of this sword, but specifically i'm looking to see if anybody can help with the following: 1. What do you think the age of the sword is? 2. There is some commentary on the card regarding the mark of the sword, does that change your interpretation of the origin, based on the mark? 3. Would anyone care to throw a value on the sword? the blade has a few nicks in it, but otherwise has some clear forging marks that show up less clearly in these photos. 4. Have I interpreted the card correctly? Is it a pawn ticket? I don't know how to link to other posts - but looking under the title "Identifying this old sword" will help you note some other comments (5 or so) that i've had so far. Thank you in advance for your interest - it means a great deal to me and my family. Dave

Hi, I'm doing some work to try and look into the history of my father in laws sword. He inherited it from his father, who was stationed in Hiroshima following the end of WWII. I've got bits and pieces of the story, but I don't speak or read Japanese. I know this sword is probably old, and I will be including everything I can in these photos. If anybody in this community can help me come to a reasonable conclusion on age, value, or definition of the sword, I would be deeply grateful. Take a look at the pictures of the sword, and the attribution of quality, name, date, region etc of this beautiful artifact. If you feel like you may need more photos to help attribute this - please let me know and I'll do what I can to help! Thanks!