Blakemck21

Thanks y’all. I posted it under a Facebook group and was referred to Woody Hall. This is what he said. Hello sir. Yes, the blade looks to be probably of the mid shinto era, (1650-1750’s) The shape of the tang denotes probably of a Mino or Kaga smith. If there is any inscription that would tell more. Also the the type of temper line would tell more of what era and smiths made it. The handle is a Higo mounting from Kumamoto in Kyushu. They were noted for the type of fuchi kashira fittings (collar and pommel) that is of iron (from about 1750-1850) and lacquered leather or lacquered hemp cloth wrap. Yes, I can see it does have a undelating temper line. Blake m

Hello. I have an old sword brought back from WW2 by my grandfather. It is in poor condition due to being kept in a footlocker for 20 years in his storage unit in the North Carolina humidity. I’m not willing to clean it myself as I don’t want to do more damage to it. I’ve done some research on the internet but have come up empty handed. Can you tell me anything about it? I’ve been told it would be expensive to repair. Unfortunately I don’t have the funds to complete these repairs. I will most likely be open to selling it. Blake M