hi jean.
its not my sword but on a website.
i have bought several swords from them years ago and to be truthful all i bought have been bargains....i occasionally lo me baffledok into this site for rifle parts and obsolete calibre rifles , again i bought good.
this sword just had me baffled with the mei as i initially thought it was Japanese script kanji but it just looked too amateurist and sloppy.
so curiosity got the better of me so i posted on here .
edit....just been on the website and the sword as been sold.
not to me i must add as i dont buy on impulse