Mrs2RetiredSgtMjr Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 We recently bought a Japanese Officer's Sword at an estate sale. Per the auctioneer we were told it was a "bring back" or "war prize" that the estate owner brought back from his time serving in WWII in the Pacific Theater. The auctioneer said he had no reason to believe it wasn't authentic. The blade shows wear, we can't make out what appears to be a hallmark without trying to clean it; but everything we read says not to try and clean the blades. So we are at a loss.. We love collecting WWII items. But, we tend to keep the US items and sell the foreign. We've had this for sometime but still can't confirm it's authenticity and want to give buyers as much information as possible.Any help is appreciated. We seemed of have exhausted our research online..Thank you in advance! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bailey Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Hi. It looks good. We have a local expert here in the NW. https://www.japanese-swords.com/. His name is Fred Lohman, he's an internationally respected authority. He authenticated my shin-gunto. If he can't help you no one can. Good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hello Mrs2, Thanks for the super images and we (Eric & I ) wish you the best of luck in finding out all the details and originality. Please let us know on MCN....How you get on. Best wishes to you both for 2019.....Desert Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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