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Well, I don't know. But I'd definately keep a complete restauration in mind. For now I'll clean it according to the info you gave me. It's in this state as long as I remember and I'm in no hurry. It's great to know a bit more about it - my father always thought it's a cheap sword from WW2.

That‘s good news! :-) My father always thought it‘s a military sword as it was given to him by the parents of an ex-soldier but when I look at pictures of guntos I don‘t think so - but like Jon Snow, I know nothing. How old could this sword be?

It looks and feels flat - looks like a discolouration imho.

I made a better picture of this area

Thanks for the link! I wouldn't dare to touch it on my own...Any idea how old it could be? Do you mean this spot:

Yes I have (posted pics, not chopped trees lol) :-)

Yes, very neglected indeed... and not signed. I'm not planing to sell it. It's been in my family a long time and it'll stay there. I have no idea how much a resoration cost - but I'd like to remove the years of negligence a bit and know something about its age. I made some better pictures of the blade in it's sorry state:

done :-)

Hi guys, I'm from germany - my family had an old sword in possession as long as I can remember. My father got it in the 1960s as a present. I remember playing "samurai" in the woods with it...I got it as a present last week and now I'd like to know as much about it as possible :-) Cheers Alex

Hello, my name is Alex, I'm fropm germany. My father gifted that sword to me. He got it as a present in the 60s while studying in GB. I have absolutely no idea how old it is, if it's valuable or an industrial WW2 sword etc. Before having it professionally restaurated I'd like to know what it is. Thanks for any info! I can take more pictures if needed. Thank you very much! Alex