MorganRedstone

Thank you everyone for your replies. I've made some notes and will figure out how I wish to proceed. -Morgan

I guess as a follow up question, Is it worth getting it restored? Or are the various damages/patinas more valuable to a collector? I'm just trying to price it for insurance purposes. It's been in my family for 80 years and I'm not interested in selling it. -Morgan Redstone

Regarding the Kashira screw; that, unfortunately, is my grandfathers way of securing things in 1946. I'm going to try to get a picture of the line, it's visible easily when holding it, but hard to photograph. I tried upping the contrast a bit to show it off more. Thanks for all the help already, I really appreciate it. -Morgan

Forgot the important Tang pictures. -Morgan

Thanks in advance for any assistance, I've been trying to identify this weapon for a while and have gotten conflicting information from 'experts'. Sword Measurements. Total length 26.5 inches Tang length 5.5 inches. Habaki (blade collar) 1 inch x 1.25 inches. Tsuba (guard) roughly 3 x 3 inches. Features wheat as artistic element I can take additional photos of various bits of it as needed. The fuchi seems to have some gilding on it, as does the kashira. I think the kashira has a dog. Any information on this would be incredibly helpful. Thanks again for any information regarding this weapon. -Morgan