Justin54

Many thanks for all the forum members help and honesty with their descriptions of my sword. I need to know the good and the bad to form a proper assesment of the sword. cheers Justin

a couple more pics , no numbers here either

No numbers to be found Bruce

Thanks Bruce will have a look.

Michael T , I don't know when the bolt was removed but it would have been quite a long time ago if it was . Maybe somebody looking for a signature or date , I'm not sure . Oval hole also looks original. I cannot find any numbers on scabbard or handle without removing the patins which I would rather not do .

Many thanks for all your help with my sword. It has been taken apart so many times in the past that the handle etc are loose . I think maybe most people think that Japanese swords are all ancient and hide signatures under the handle which is clearly not the case . I don't intend on cleaning the sword up at all as the finish on it is honest age with no new or bad rust . The blade has a couple of small chips but no rust except for on part of the tang.

pics of tang , tiny stamp on one side nothing on other side .

Sorry first post was without pics ( my fault) . Hi I am hoping for some help to id this sword please . I have known of this sword since the mid 1980s but have only recently been able to get it . I know very little about sword except that according to the previous owner , his father bought it back from the Pacific at the end of WW2 . The blade has the number 62368 and a v small character marked on the blade . I cannot find any other markings on the blade or scabbard . Handle is alloy while the Tsuba is iron . many thanks for your help regards Justin