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Thank you so much for the additional information. I'm always for learning more about this. Mr. Coleman seemed like a wealth of knowledge to this forum. I'm re-reading his posts and am...

"Judging from the deep curvature of the blade, it's likely a shortened blade from the Koto period, which means it was made before 1600. "

For real??? Holy cow! Let me know if I need to post more...

Thank you. I almost went out to the garage to find some fine grit sandpaper but thought better of it. I left it as is. Just wiped it off with a dry cloth. Nothing more. Thank you so much. I love...

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Well. We I have a mystery on my hands. I finally got the handle off and was surprised to see 3 holes in the tang. What does that mean? Also the tang (nakago) is very rusted and I can't see any...

The mekugi is out but I cannot for the life of me get the handle off. It's stuck on there good, or am I missing another mekugi somewhere? I'm watching youtube videos on how to disassemble but nothing...

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I'll give that a go. Thank you!

I meant the Menuki is on the opposite side of the Mekugi! That's what I meant previously.

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Ok I'm not sure about the handle. I found the little peg, but on the opposite side is the brass flowers. I'm not sure how you would tap this out without moving this brass piece? Not sure if it was...

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The you for the info on this! I'm reading it over now. Mr. Rat..Lol

Thank you for all the replies. Yes the handle (tsuba?) is a little loose. Thank you for the information on this. It is in great shape. That's too bad if it's missing a piece. I guess Ill have to...

I'm hoping somebody on here can tell me what I have. I'm a novice when it come to these swords. I've looked up Gunto, and 98's and I can't really tell the difference from one to another. I took this...