Taylor

Thank you all for your time and expertise.

Point taken

Hello, many thanks for your help. I have attached some more pics

Thanks for your reply, I looked all over the blade to no avail. Is it possible for the blade to be stainless steel?

Hello, my late father had a sword which I have acquired. It looks like a world war 2 NCO sword but it has some anomalys. It has some stamps on the handle (see pic) but the blade has no serial number when the handle is removed. Also , the blade is steel but it is quite blunt. I have heard that there are copies that exist of Japanese swords and wondered if this could be genuine or not. Any help greatly appreciated.