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here's link to photos i took of the sword, if you need more let me know. http://imageshack.us/g/577/sdc11021b.jpg/ here's two more that didnt upload http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/9166/sdc11019s.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6844/sdc11020b.jpg

I recently just bought a samurai sword from a estate sale and im trying to identify when it was made. I removed the handle to look for markings on the tang and i found this paper. The tang is covered in dark brown rust, and this paper was sitting on the tang, there is a area on the tang were you can see where this paper had been sitting for some time.. i don't see any visible markings on the tang itself, but im not a expert. any help i would greatly appreciate!