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HAHA! that is awesome. I'm glad it's someones name at least, instead of some swear word or something. R.Y

Y'all have been really great, thank you so much. This forum has been the silver lining on this experience.

I like this. I'ma keep it to remind me that a little research is never enough... It's just that my fiancee was pretty excited for me. I'm thinkin how to break the news to her..

About $350 all in. Pretty painful right now.. haha

Thanks for the quick reply, What an excellent resource, I wish I had read that before spending $300 on nothing.

Okay, So it looks like I just purchased a fake, (the MEI is gibberish) Here are the photos. My problem is I had no idea what to look for. Fake damascus is a common thing apparently. My first give away should have been the scabbard, it just looked fake, but I assumed it could have been purchased separately. I'll link the photos of the auction I won. I'm blown away at the amount of effort put into this... 2 concerns, if I were to use it, would it shatter? Any advice for future reference, I really thought I did enough research, apparently not..

No way! That's terrible news. I was wondering why no one else bid on it vs the other ones.

Hello! I'm pretty excited, I picked up a new katana at an auction near my place, and It has a MEI which I would love if someone would translate for me.