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Ok I will just leave it as is until I have the money to get it done properly. I suppose I should just oil it in the meantime

Oh and another question. If i was to just give it a polish with some standard metal polish would that hurt it at all. I don't expect to get a proper finish on it at all. Was just hoping to clean it up so i could have a better look at what I have got?

If im not mistaken the date of this sword is the 15th year of showa. I think that puts it at 1941. Im new to this so it's probably wrong but good to know he was doing good work around the time this sword was made

This is a long shot because I am struggling with these kanji. But I think the other inscription may say " ? ? Had this sword forged for her husband kazuo kariya" Could that be correct.

That is awesome George thank you very much. I'm still trying to decipher some of the kanji on mine. As far as i can tell it says "showa, 15th year, second month, then simply says day" The inscription next to that is proving difficult for me though.

Is there any light that anybody could shed on sato shigenori. Or any opinions on what sort of value I may be looking at. I would never sell this sword but am just curious to know

thank you very much that has made the kanji much clearer for me

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Hi everyone. My grandfather passed away recently and as we were sorting out his belongings I came upon and old ratty looking towel wrapped around something stuffed way back. In one of the closets. As I unwrapped it i was surprised to find a WWII Era katana which my grandfather had obviously brought home when he returned from the war. It was pretty rough with some surface rust on the blade and many scratches. The handle is all but gone but the tsuba and everything are still there. I didn't think much of it just thinking it to be a generic run of the mill sword pumped out of a factory to pass on to soldiers. However upon closer inspection. I found the signature and began to do some research. As far as i can tell the swordsmith was sato shigenori and it seems to be quite genuine. The more I research the more interested I become but i seem to have hit a wall regarding this sword smith. Would love it if anybody could shed some more light on the subject or even share a few pictures of other shigenori swords.