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Another web site suggested Taira No Masamori ; problem is there isn't such a registered maker. Could this be a fake name ?

I could use some advice. What is the best way to sell a sword when I don't know anything about it except the tang markings and that it is in a WW2 mount ? I would need to maximize the price but don't even know where to start ? Can an old sword be shipped from Canada to USA or Europe ?

Can I assume a blade that old is likely worth a lot on the collector market ?

Thank you so much. I can tell from the corrosion that #61 is much older than #69. Any idea just how old ?

Can a member please identify the makers of these two Japanese blades ? I call them #61 and #69 Both found on a WW2 setting. Also please Estimate how old each is ? [url=https://imgur.com/CpKkKpO][img]http://i.imgur.com/CpKkKpO.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://imgur.com/7hFVbRV][img]http://i.imgur.com/7hFVbRV.jpg[/img][/url] <a href="https://imgur.com/EeOi2SD"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/EeOi2SD.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> <a href="https://imgur.com/HxXfqt3"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/HxXfqt3.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>

Blade looks like it was acid washed to highlight the layers. Hope I am wrong.

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Fittings are nice but most of the value would be with the blade....how about some blade photos ?

So, for the painted green figures, nothing more than a factory count or inventory ? Not a date code or location or such ?

Thank you John. You were helpful.

Anyone able to read maker and green painted figures ? (type 98 WW2)

Thank you, now i understand. I had thought seki always meant stamped/hammered out out in a big factory by unnamed factory employees.

Understood but if not made in the traditional manner (ie: seki) , why did a "maker" sign the sword (as seen in pic 3) . I thought it was one (seki) or the other (maker signed) but never both (as is my sword blade).

OK , I get it .....not an NCO> But why does it have makers marks ( 3rd photo) and seki marks (1st photo) ?