My grandfather who serve at Iwo and Okinawa left me 2 swords he brought back. An imperial naval officer sword and a still very ‘sharp’ samurai sword. I am in the process of building a display case for them as well as the Arisaki rifle he also left.
I thought you lost those treasures in a boating accident years ago? :>} Have a great day!
“An imperial naval officer sword and a still very ‘sharp’ samurai sword.”
What ever you do, don’t try and “clean or touch up” the Samurai sword. Leave any rust that might be on it alone. They can be dated that way. A lot of Japanese officers took family heirlooms into the Pacific and lost them. Get it evaluated. Some of those swords turn out to be museum pieces and can be valuable.