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Hi Curran, Yes that is the case from which the sword is from. Tim M

Hi Jean, Great info, not sure I can change the information from the US Marshal Appraisal? Went to the link and it has a lot of interesting information. I have received a couple calls about the auction. I will keep you posted as the auction gets closer. Thanks again for your time. Tim M Stephen, The information that is on the website is from an appraisal that was completed by an "expert" in the field in California. Thanks Tim M

Hi Stephen, Not sure how that would work, the government will not ship an item? But you can have someone pick it up and they can ship it for you? Tim M

Hi Stephen, CWS doesn't have a sale packet, all information is posted on the website? Sorry, but there are additional photos and descriptions. Hope that helped. Tim M

Hi, My Bad, new to this process. I was looking for experts in the field to critique the write up that we are using on CWSMARKETING.com We are selling the sword on behalf of the United States Marshals Service. The sword has been forfeited in a court of law and is now owned by the federal government. It will be sold free and clear. Any questions or comments on how the write up should change would be nice. Thanks Tim Minoughan

Was just looking on cwsmarketing.com and saw the sword and was wondering what anyone thought? Designation: Tokubetsu Hozon Token Period: Nanbokucho Era ca. 1375 A.D. Nakago: O-suriage mumei with four mekugi ana (holes) two of which are filled. There is a Kiritsuke mei described below. Length: 67.1 cm Temper style: Gunome midare Kissaki (tip): Stretched chu-kissaki Horimono: Bohi (grooves) on both sides Details: This is a greatly shortened tachi from the late 14th century. It has been attributed by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai in Tokyo Japan to being a sword made by a smith of the Omiya Bizen school. The founder of this school of sword making was Kunimori who is said to have moved from Inokuma Omiya of Yamashiro Province to Bizen province at the end of the Kamakura period. He established the Omiya Bizen school which lasted until the middle of the 16th century. This particular sword has lost its orignal tang due to shortening so the name of the actual smith is not known. It is a robust katana that is wide and strong. While, as noted, the smith's signature has been lost, during the Edo period this sword was used in a test of cutting ability and the result was put onto the tang in what is called a Kiritsuke-mei (cutting test signature). The signature reads as follows: Oite Inshu Tajima Futatsu Dou wo Kasanete Masani Kiru Monkurou wo Tamesu.