Somedutchguy

It is very possible. Should I take some more pictures to help clarify?

thank you all for the replies. I will work on getting it into better shape and keep everyone posted. I won’t literally throw it on a wall, don’t worry

Interesting. Any idea on time period? I’m not sure what to do with it, wouldn’t mind getting it into “stable” condition, a handle rewrap and throwing it on the wall. Do you think that is worth it?

Hi all, I inherited about 13 swords from my great grandfather. He died during WWII in The Netherlands and was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Artillery division of the Dutch Army. Most of the swords that were inherited are from the Dutch military or Indonesia, which was a Dutch colony. There was a letter in Dutch with the swords from my great aunt who said some had been acquired by my great great great grandfather (early 1800s, likely). This is about all the backstory I have. The family was relatively well connected in The Netherlands. I posted this sword on another general sword forum and the users believed it may be a ō-wakizashi. Some users believe it could be a 1940s reproduction and others it many be authentic and very old. I removed the mekugi (which is a metal nail…) to inspect the nakago and there is no signatures. Please find the attached set of photos. I’d really love to find some more information about this piece, and a little more history. Apologies in advance, my overall Nihonto knowledge is relatively low. The photos are too big to post all here directly, so there is an Imgur link below. https://imgur.io/a/8GVTvKo