DDangler

That’s potentially good news!! Do we have any idea what it’s made of?

Thank you Bruce, this is the kind of stuff I want to learn about my new sword!! I am so excited to get it that I keep checking tracking every 5 mins. Will definitely take some better pics when it arrives and I figure out how to get the tsuka off.

Thank you for the insight Brian. I should probably bring any future purchases to you all prior to purchasing. Lol

Well hell. It will still look good hanging on the wall. Next time I won’t let some imaginary romanticism sway my decision.

Yeah, I figure. So the general consensus or first thoughts are this is not any sort of damage that would have came from a battle? Thanks for taking your time to reply to my presumably silly questions.

I paid less than $1000 for it. Which is still probably way too much. I was intrigued by the damage and bought it on the potential it’s damage from a fight and not some kid in the backyard trying to cut through steel pipes. I don’t know how I will be able to prove either. It will be displayed in my office with a lot of other WW2 pacific theater artifacts as long as it’s a legitimate sword. I do not need anything perfect and find comfort in wabi sabi.

Thanks Ray, I missed that second link. It all sounds foreign to me at the moment. Hopefully it will take eventually and I will understand. Any thing I should do to it once I receive it to keep it as preserved as possible?

Also, thank you guys for being so welcoming and forthcoming with info. I know I am new and probably full of dumb questions so thank you all for the warm welcome.

Thank you for that info, it appears mine is a genuine Nagamitsu. Any idea what the handle is made of? Does this resemble any known Japanese military examples? I haven’t been able to find any that match on google.

Thanks Jean!! I’m certainly not happy about the damage to the blade. However, I am going to try to research it as much as I can and still hope the damage may have been made during some fighting. With that thinking and the adventure of the research I would not hesitate to make the same decision today while sober. A few of those dents look like they could be close to the size of a rifle barrel. I will do more investigation once I get my hands on it. At any rate, I may have overpaid but I’m satisfied with the purchase. Everyone learns somewhere, right!? Lol I presume the rest of the sword looks good? What’s the deal with the two buttons? Seller seemed to insinuate that was odd. Thanks for all the interest!!

Thanks Ray, adding them now. I don’t know what I would have done at such meeting except walk around in awe!! Absolutely shoot me a PM next time there is something going on. I’m always ready to make new friends. These are the pics from the eBay listing. I am fully aware of the damage on the blade and not bothered by it. It actually intrigues me and sparks my imagination that maybe this sword was actually used in a pivotal battle.

Hey guys, I am new and found this forum because I made a fairly large purchase of a sword on eBay, currently awaiting its arrival. I know pretty much nothing about Japanese swords and made the high bid on a whim and a lot of beer. I do collect pre Vietnam era military items and at any rate this sword will go well with the rest of the collection. I look forward to learning about these items and making some new friends here. I can post pics from the auction or wait until it arrives to add pics. You guys tell me what you want. thanks for reading and any help!!