Hello Charles,
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The pics do not do the hilt justice as it is huge!
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That's a really huge one! I'd guess this is a fairly late example (1st quarter of the 20th c.).
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The blade, interestingly, is all homogenous steel, not even showing a temper line.
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Interesting. The steel does show decent hardness though, doesn't it?
There seems to be a vestigial separation line - looks like a separate gangya.
BTW, how long is this blade?
Regards,
Kai