AMERICAN RETURNS SWORD TO FAMILY

[katanako]

I attached a story that I wrote for a collectors' newsletter called BANZAI. It's for people who collect Japanese WWII militaria. This is my second attempt at attaching this article. If it doesn't work, I will NOT ask my wife to help me...

she said if she helps, I have to give up sword collecting.

 

Thanks.

 

KATANAKO

AMERICAN RETURNS FAMILY SWORD TO OWNER.doc

[Bugyotsuji]

A very interesting story. Congratulations on a mission well accomplished.

 

PS You seem to have posted the same doc twice!

[Lorenzo]

Amazing and moving story. Thanks for sharing.

[Stephen]

this sucks...i have two wordpad pages that wont close and wont open up. Error something.

[pcfarrar]

Here you go Stephen:

AMERICAN RETURNS FAMILY SWORD TO OWNER.pdf

[Stephen]

Thank you Peter, great story.

[irca]

Hi!

Thanks for sharing, I like the storry wery much!

best regards Claes

[cisco-san]

Congratulation - great story !!

[outlier48]

Thank you for sharing this very touching story and for returning the blade! I am certain that most if not all of us would love to be able to do the same thing. Unfortunately, this is virtually impossible as the surrender papers have usually been separated from the associated blades long before they come into our possession. What a kind and generous act. Thanks to all who participated and made it happen.

 

Charlie Brashear

[Gabriel L]

A very nice story. I particularly liked that they had old photos of the original owner with the sword, and how the village pooled their money to afford the sword.

 

However, if it hasn't already been published, I would edit the opening paragraph wherein you state you were "perving on the internet"—this isn't a word, and even if it was, I'm very sure it's not the word you would want to use (sounds dirty)! :lol: Perhaps you meant "perusing the internet"? That would still be a classic misuse of the word, as peruse means to read thoroughly, not to scan or browse. Anyway, I'm not one to play grammarian, but this is one typo I for one would want to avoid.

[katanako]

I wrote that I had written this article for a collector's newsletter where I use such words with no offense taken. I should have cleaned up my act when I submitted this article to NMB!!! My error and I apologize to anyone whom I may have offended.

 

KATANAKO

[Darcy]

Wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it!

[Takahashi]

Thanks for the story. I enjoyed reading it and I am happy that the sword got back to the heir of the original owner. I do not believe that many people would spend money on a sword and afterwards return it without regrets.

 

Cheers,