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Thanks to all for the help. I recieved the sword from my Grandfather when I was 9 years old. He was passing and I got to pick one thing. As much as I can remember he claimed to have gotten this in the war, so I wanted to try to get some history to pass on to my kids. It was my understanding that this was a sword that was in use, not just an art piece, but that was 25+ years ago. Thanks again and if anyone has anything further to add...we would love to hear your ideas. Much appreciation Michael

Thank you very much for your time. Would that be the name of the swordsmith, I cant seem to find any info other than a early period commander. Thanks again for any help....have had this sword for 25+ years and want to get to know the history. Michael

I know its hard to make out.....any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Michael

Thank you very much for the info....that should keep me busy for a while researching what it means...lol..nothing is more humbleing than realizing you do not know anything about a subject. I am sure I will have more questions and I will try to make them worth your time. Respectfully Michael Alright...the questions are coming faster than I thought.....does this appear to be an authentic soten school tsuba or one of the faked ones? If Soten allowed his not so prominant students to sign his mei.....how would you know which one was real vs. students?

Thank you for the info...here are some pics Also posted a pic of the Kanji on the Tang, Hope to learn a little about the sword. Thanks again to all Michael

Want to take a picture to get some input on the tsuba that is on the sword I recieved from my Grandfather about 28 years ago. It is very dirty.....is there a non invasive way to clean it...or should the dust not matter. Thanks in advance for the help...we will post pics later Michael