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I think most of the bright is flash and reflection from the lights. I will take a picture outside in natural light tomorrow and post it. Should the patina be glossy? The following are some measurments. I think I understood the measurment diagram but let me know if something seems off. Nagassa 26 inches / 66.04 cm Nakago 8.78 in / 22.3 cm Kissaki 1.25 in / 3.18 cm Sori .78 in / 1.98 cm

Thank you Stephen. Is this a good rating? Todd

Everyone, thank you for the information. Veli, How do I determine for sure the signature is authintic? I am still a little confused about the point system. Is 50 points good? Where can I find more information? Colin, I will defininetly leave the sword alone until I decide what I am going to do with it. Treasure hunting is a hobby of mine. A few years ago, I found a cache of coins and devalued them considerably by trying to clean them. Curran, my family has a house on Long Boat Key. My wife and I stay there atleast one weekend a month. I'll let you know when we plan our next trip. I would like to show you the sword and learn more. I am trying to determine the value of the sword because I may want to sell or trade it, I havent decided. I have most of the old guns in my collection isnsured. If I decide to keep it and it is of substantial value I would want to insure it. Now that I have information on the signature, Should I repost the pictures in the general discussion for more information? Todd

Thanks for the information Curran. What does 15 points mean? How much is this sword worth? Todd

Thanks! that was fast. Im not going to even try and act like I know what all that means. Can you give me a little more detail. If you havent already figured it out, I know nothing about these swords. I posted a few more pictures for you. The following is my history with the sword and what little I know. My uncle gave me the sword twelve years ago. I stuck it in the back of my gun safe and forgot about it. I found it this weekend as I was looking for something else. I spent a good part of yesturday trying to figure out what you just told me in a couple minutes. My uncle told me my grandfather got it off a Japanesse Naval officer during the war. He said it was probably much older than the standard issue sword, probably handed down through the family. Thats about all the information he could give me. Todd

My first time trying to translate japanesse isnt going so well. After hours looking online the only two characters I think I figured out are the second and third. Do they mean "Daijo"? Help, I give up.