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Wonderful information gentlemen. Thanks again. It was very difficult to get pictures of the blade showing any detail, but here are a few, and the unfortunate damage.

Thanks, I really appreciate it! It's really great to finally learn something about it. I'm afraid no matter the origin it wouldn't make a restorable piece. You can't see it in the pictures, but It seems some one used the back of the blade as a hammer at some point. I'm getting the impression that not many of these parts are original to the blade, but that doesn't seem to be uncommon. Here's the best picture I could get of the blade, for what it's worth.

Hello everyone, my name is Ian. Nice place you have here. I received this sword from my grandfather a few years ago. From what I was told he bought it shortly after the war. I know very little about it, and even less about Japanese swords. The snaps tell me it's fairly modern, but I don't believe the Tsuba is original to the sword. It's been siting on a shelf collecting dust for too long, and I've been considering finding someone who can better appreciate it. To that end, anything you can tell about it would be very helpful.