Mrl1983

Wow, i would have never guessed it to be that old. Very cool. Thanks so much for all the help

Thank you for all the help so far. Here are some more pictures of the blades The Gunto has a 25.5in (65cm) blade and a total length of 33in (84cm) The Wakizashi has a 16.5in (42cm) blade and a total lenght of 21in (53cm)

thanks. Good to know, i wont clean them. The "liquid" is actually solid on the tang. I'm not sure what it is.

Hello everyone. My sister flips houses here in Nashville, and my construction company does the remodels. Last week we started the remodel of an old home built in the 1930's. We are ripping out all the old walls, ceilings, and floors and completely redoing the interior. I was tearing down a ceiling with a pry bar in what use to be a dinning room when a confederate American $20 bill fell to the floor. I decided to look in the ceiling to see if there was anything else and to my surprise there were two Japanese style swords sitting in the rafters! I have no knowledge on this subject so i was hoping for your help in identifying the swords. I'm confidant that the larger is a military sword but the smaller one i have no idea. I can add more pictures if needed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You. Matt