atomictraveler

Steve- Many thanks for your information and insight. I have added two more images in hopes this can help.

Steve- I used some Corn Starch to see if I could get the images to highlight. It was a mixed success. I am going to try some carbon paper next.

Pics of length and Hamon.

Thanks. I should have added more information. The total length is about 60 cm--48cm for the blade and 12 cm for the metal hilt shaft. My Japanese friend says this is likely a "Mino Shinto". This was a sword my father brought back from Japan after WWII. He was in the Army of Occupation so this was likely in a pile of confiscated weapons the GIs grabbed for souvenirs.

I am trying to find the age of this sword. A Japanese friend said he thought this was a Fujiwara Kanetaka fake but likely several hundred years old.