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@Bruce Pennington and @GeorgeLuucas, thanks for the advice, I’m not selling; but I do have a lot to think about.

@GeorgeLuucas, sure

@Bruce Pennington The above photos are of areas that I have concern with, I wanted to ask people that are way more experienced and knowledgeable about them. I have a concern with the deep scratches and the edge roll. The photo of the habaki, shows where there is a bright unscratched finish next to areas of surface scratches. The next photo up, has three scratches and some knicks on the blade, the next photo up- I’m assuming is just showing the grain of the sword where it is darker, the next photo up is a better angle of the blade where the three scratches was in a previous photo, the next photo up looks like a dent or chip, or roll, and the then next two are the same area, different angle; but showing a deep scratch, and finally, the last photo up is the sword tip.

@Bruce Pennington, thank you for the response and I will upload some photos shortly. It is the same sword that I talked about in my other message that you replied in for kanji help.

Thanks @SteveM and @Bruce Pennington, I read through your suggestions and I was just looking for a way to remove some rolling on the edge and clean up some scratches, and tighten the handle.

@Bruce Pennington, thanks. I appreciate it. Any recommendations for sharpening the edge and polishing?

Are there any recommendations for getting my blade restored and the handle tightened up?

Order of sepas, starting at habaki and moving from right to left, then tsuba, moving from left to right.

@Bruce Pennington I’ll add some photos of the fuchi, handle, and scabbard to build a complete picture of the sword.

@Bruce Pennington I’ll add some photos of the fuchi, handle, and scabbard to build a complete picture of the sword.

Based on combing through the resources and input from bloggers, it would appear that I have a type98 Gunto. The scabbard that accompanied the sword is not military issue and is hard to place. The scabbard is made of wood and is missing the method of attaching to a belt. I’d like to say thank you for all of the support and help. I’ve attached photos of the tsuba, sepas, 1 leather sepa, and habaki.

@John C thanks for the picture and reference you provided for the sepas.

In terms of the sepas, is there a set number or order that they go in between the habaki, tsuba, and handle?

@John C and @Bruce Pennington, thanks for the assistance on the marks and @SteveM, thanks for the book ideas.