“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.
Thanks for the tip, any ideas where I could go in Texas to have it evaluated...? Maybe wait for the next antique road show to come to town... ;-)