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Brian and Gunome: Thanks for confirming the correct reading of the kanji. I am a total newbie at Japanese antiques. As far as as I can tell, the blade is in perfect condition, to my untrained eye. No surface rust nor pitting, or nicks on the edge. For insurance purposes what should I insure it for ? Sincerely Peter

Brian: Thanks for the confirmation that the registration papers for the wakizashi and katana aren't very helpful.Its hard to read but did you see the compressed images in the word doc's that I just posted of the katana's tang. Even though I can read it, I don't have the knowledge to figure out the approximate value of katana. I want to make sure that they are insured properly. Peter

Not great but that is my limited skill in using Word to edit photos. katana.doc katana_2.doc

Chris and Brian: Thanks for the comments: I can read Japanese. They are the Torokusho documents, with some minor details, curve and length of the blade etc. I had hoped that the registration documents' numbers would be in some accessible data base. I will have to crop the photos to fit, but I don't have any good editing sw on this pc so it may take a while. I didn't realize the size limit of the photo upload until just now. P

Hi: I am a newbie. I received a katana and a wakizashi from my father. He purchased them around 1957 in Japan to replace the ones the family donated during WWII. Each blade had a piece of paper, one side had boilerplate, but the other had handwritten and or stamped ID info. There are registration numbers. Is there a data base that can be accessed ? The wakizashi is #9221 文化財保義委員会 Showa 32 may 17th. No markings on the tang The katana is #103567 教育委員会 ( unfortunately the date is hard to read) I don't know what is written, if necessary I can post photos of the tang. Peter