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12-12-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
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.
thanks for the evaluation!
we obviously didnt think it is worth anything.. its just very cool to find a sword, deep in the ground haha.. we think someone has hidden it, years ago because its very unlikely to lose it, i guess.

yes well how can you see how deep the blade extends into the hilt? you should break it open right?
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