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Help on translate mei on "doctors sword" / tetsuken?

Jorgensen

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Excuse my ignorance here, but tetsuken I always thought translated as iron sword. Not necessarily as a doctor's sword but sometimes carried as personal protection during Edo times as a parrying weapon or a club depending on how violent you were. This example seems to be of that ilk if it is genuine.

 

I have been wrong before, and I'm not overly sensitive about having it pointed out. Shoot me down if you think I've blundered. :D

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