Can somebody estimate my Katana's value

[jsdavisjr]

This is a Shin Gunto I believe. My dad brought it back from WW2. It has no markings, signage or serial numbers.

The photos can be found at this link.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaydavisco ... 833537340/

 

I appreciate the help.

 

Jay

[Mark]

in my area they sell in the $600-900 range

[jsdavisjr]

Looking at the condition of mine (besides the patina/fingerprints?) It has pretty well not been touched for 40-50 years. Would this one be closer to 600 or 900. Would it be worth having it polished and does anybody know how much that would cost?

[SwordGuyJoe]

A good estimate is $100/inch (27" katana = $2,700), plus $300 for shirasaya, plus new habaki which you can spend as much as you want. All in you're looking at $3,000 - $4,000.

[jsdavisjr]

For cleaning a $600 sword? I think I'll leave it the way it is, unless of course it would make the sword near priceless

[Mark]

it is a waste of money to have it restored unless you do not care about cost, when done it might be worth around $1500 so you would lose. Hard to say exact value without seeing the sword in hand, also the market and how long you want to take to find a buyer makes a difference

[Ken-Hawaii]

Unlikely it would be priceless after a polish, except maybe to you because it's a gift from your dad.

 

Worth in the $400-$750 range out here, & doesn't look like anything special. You might get an uchiko ball & see if you can remove a bit of the grunge, though.

 

Ken