Ju Haralson

Thank you shamsy. That was the more in depth and details I was looking for. As I said we do have a verified nco sword, which is why the differences with this one had me confused. The patina being gone is from my own polishing, because as I said its value to me has little to do with its veracity. With it not being of historic significance it frees me to make changes to it. Thanks for the information.

I'm inclined to agree too much doesn't add up. The lack of clarity with the bohi was a concern but I had seen similar in wakashais (from different period though) and the file marks made me question my gut. I'm very interested in more information about the habaki. That was a spot I could not tell a difference. What about it shows variance? Also does anyone recognize the edge side symbol (not the armory one)?

It could be and that would be alright for my purpose, but please elaborate how you came to that conclusion. I'm a bladesmith so I can fix many things, the steel is a carbon of good quality and the differential heat treatment is also decent. So if it is fake it is a good one. Somewhere along the way someone took a file to it which makes it all the harder to determine. Again, please elaborate, I don't mind if it is fake I just want to know what makes you say if it is or isn't. Thank you for your input.

I have had a WWII NCO sword for many years, but as I go to try to dig up it's history I'm running into some oddities with it. As long as I've had it, I don't think it's a fake, as the quality is on par with another more easily traced NCO sword I have and it's aging seems natural. The Hamon is very light and flat, the tip lack the hard lines, and the Fuchi is brass rather than copper with only 2 marks instead of three. the serial number (which does match the saya) is only 5 digits and lacks a mark with it. I cannot get the brass screw in the aluminum tsuka to loosen as it is too stripped to get any leverage as well as corrosion to inspect the tang, which of course just makes it all the more difficult to track down. The oddities of this one just have me stumped. I would greatly appreciate any information on this sword as possible. I have no intention of ever selling it. I just want to know it's history. Thanks!!