Thanks for the information folks. Yes, this is my first Japanese sword. I will move the black seppa, I wasn't
sure if that was OK or not. I have tried to take some better photos of it but taking the blade is really hard with
the reflections. You can see better the hit to the spine and also looks like the blade edge was hit near the hilt.
Is there an estimate to the age or era of the blade? When I purchased it I was hoping it was authentic.