Wow , what a great board ! Total newbie here. I recently acquired 2 swords and have a few pictures of the 1st one. The wood on the handle is broken some, and the wooden pin is missing. I am not sure if this is real or fake, but appears to be a type 98 Officers sword in WWII fitment. I hope to post more pictures very soon of both swords. I would like to request help translating the kanji on the tang , and perhaps dating this sword. Any thought and help on this is much appreciated,
Nate Bryant
Port Townsend, Washington