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Originally Posted by yuriyuri
Seriously, has no one thought of 刀?
Edit: Just read komitsuki's post.
Missed it because of romaji
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Yuri, I was thinking the same thing. I kept scrolling down the page and wondering "WHEN WILL SOMEONE REALIZE IT IS 刀?"
It is, after all, a
really famous Japanese word: katana.
It is hands-down, no-question-about-it 刀.
And if I could make an amateur evaluation, judging by the fact that there is no guard on the hilt, it's likely a crappy, worthless sword given to a Japanese soldier during WWII. Japan mass-produced poor quality ones during WWII because quality ones take an extremely long time to make (and cost a lot of money!).
Since OP hasn't said where he's from in his OP (too lazy to read elsewhere), I'm going to assume he's an American. A lot of American soldiers brought these crummy things home as souvenirs after the war. They're all pretty much worthless.
Another way to check on quality is to see how deeply into the hilt the blade extends. It should extend very deeply if it is high quality, because that enhances stability and strength.
Edit I see OP hails from the Netherlands. Maybe it was the same soldier situation as with the US?