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It's a WWII era blade signed Maegawa Kanetsugu Saku (Made by Maegawa Kanetsugu)........Probably a non-traditional blade and maybe made for iai originally, later converted for military use.

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What does non traditional blade mean? And iai? I am completely new to all this and I really don't know what any of that means. I'm also trying to find out the age of this sword and a possible value. Thanks for your reply.

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Non-traditional means it was mass produced using western steel and oil quenched, unlike traditional Japanese swords which are hand made of a special Japanese steel and quenched in water. The upshot is it is a piece of militaria and not an "art sword" collected by traditional Japanese sword enthusiasts. It was made in the late 1930's or early 1940's.

 

Iai is the Japanese martial art of drawing and cutting with a sword.

 

Seems these sell on ebay for $800-$1200 depending on condition...

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