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I dont know enough about the blades value so I took it to OKC (Oklahoma city) blade shop for an opinion. So as he took out of the scabbard, he smiled and said this is the real deal. He laid it on the counter and with documentation I had started taking photos. He said he does not have the experience to advise me on what I can do and not do with this blade. He has a collector he will put me in contact with. I told him I was not interested in selling since it was sort of a gift. He said this collector would know what to do with the blade as far as reconditioning it and such. I thank him and bought an OTF knife while I was there...LOL...so I will wait and see.

the blade was free, not looking to make a profit or really any money

so if it is a Kanefusa 23 generation gendaito katana it maybe worth the restoration if that is possible with this katana.

you are right about it being just a 1/2 inch

you are right on the small blade, it feels like a piece of sheet metal

I measure the curvature wrong, it is actually 1/2" inch. I had a hard time with the kissaki measurement. It was not well defined on the blade to my untrained eye, so I guessed. Sorry

having the blades restored does interest me but I wonder if damage edge and both blades warped is fixable

https://photos.googl...NjRkUjJCakJWSzBNM3Vn Let me know if this link works. I may have to photo shop to reduce image size

photo seem to be a problem, anything hi res is too big

guys be rude, I am not thin skinned. I use a wet sponge with bartenders helper so I could see the blade better and I used everclear 190 proof, 95 percent...LOL...I use on my guns for a final wipe.

https://drive.google..._Ts/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Wqnihyeqpu2EBoakNm7--yKAv53JF8I/view?usp=drive_link, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WwhtOL7mf_JJBBSgbEYCYktwR4jSr_Ts/view?usp=drive_link

thx for the reply the following are the pics. the restriction on file size seems to be a problem, hmmmmm

An old house out side of Artesia New Mexico, out in the desert, was to be bull dozed. Some relatives were curious and went through the old house. They found these Items tucked away in a closet. Two Japanese's ink on silk paintings, a Katana and what looks like a small version of a sword. I said they looked cool and they said here you can have them. So now what. the best I have found is that the sword (kantana) is by Fujiwara Kanefusa 23rd generation. It is in what I think rough shape. I cleaned it the best I could without any strong abrasives and a wet sponge. The sword has a slight bend in it and the blade edge has what I would call bite marks in it from another edged weapon (maybe??). While giving it a basic cleaning, I thought about what history or stories it could tell...LOL..I became sentimental. Now I am wondering if I should have the blade restored or even if it could be, who does it. I will attach pictures of the find in New Mexico. Please give opinions, they are free, Good advise tends to cost money.