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I will take the overhead full shot of the blade with the tang today to hopefully help learn more on the sword from you guys. Thanks in advance for any of the knowledge you share.

Grey, My names Adam. I just googled Duluth and I'm located in SE WI (Lake Geneva) so about a 6 hour drive from you. Whenever I find myself that way I will actually reach out to you to see if we could meet. I want to do right by this sword but I won't be able to do the traditional $100 per inch full on style of repair. The blade is 27". Perhaps one day down the line. I don't mind its appearence as it is part of it's story but again the active red rust really does just seem wrong to leave. I will just use the Choji oil for now to keep it stabilized and wait. The guy who bought the sword collection is located in South Milwaukee by the way if anyone is interested. Had maybe 7 or 8 more swords, mine was the cheapest one he had available.

have this overhead shot of the sword in the links. https://ibb.co/02VHstG

Anything specific I can take photos of to help? Amongst those three links theres probably 40 or so photos. I tried to document every bit of the sword to get the most help. Is it really the best idea to do nothing even with active red rust on the blade? Seems counter intuitive to me. I will leave the tang alone, but the tip area has active red rest.....I ask because I truly don't know. Doing nothing seems wrong as there has to be a gentle museum approved way to address it rather than just oil to sustain current form. So $800 was a fair price for the sword? Even if not I would still love it for my lifetime.

So I purchased a Japanese WW2 Type 94 or 98 mount? sword for $800.00 and I really know nothing about these things. I knew that I wanted one and this one seemed very authentic. It was purchased from a War Relics Antique Store and the store owner had just acquired an entire collection from someone who had recently passed. Basically I am looking for a few things. 1)Confirm the sword is indeed authentic 2) Learn how to address some issues/damage that is on the blade such as pitting and some rust (see photographs). 3) If it is real identify a basic range of age for the blade (is it like 85 years old...100ish?) Basically, did I do good with this purchase or did I get hosed? Also thanks in advance for any responses. In terms of care for it I have already purchased a sword cleaning kit, Choji oil made by the Asian Art Institute, Renaissance Metal De-Corroder Rust Removal, Reinaissance Pre-Lim and Renaissance Wax. Basically buying a bunch of stuff to cover all bases before decididing what to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated Here are links to all the photos I have taken of it to help me in this quest: https://ibb.co/album/fUD6BF https://ibb.co/album/kkR7ka https://ibb.co/album/cCpSka All the Best.