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Rich · 19th April 2007, 10:29 PM

Your title is correct. This is a Japanese bone tourist tachi (sword made
to be worn edge down by strapping). The blades are normally not folded,
not laminated and untempered. Most made between the late Meiji Period until WW II. The value is as a tourist item, quality of carving and as a family momento.

Rich S

The Japanese Sword Index
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19th April 2007, 10:29 PM	#2
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Your title is correct. This is a Japanese bone tourist tachi (sword made to be worn edge down by strapping). The blades are normally not folded, not laminated and untempered. Most made between the late Meiji Period until WW II. The value is as a tourist item, quality of carving and as a family momento. Rich S The Japanese Sword Index http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm