A BEAUTIFUL SWORD INDEED!! I HAVE NOT SEEN A JAPANESE SWORD WITH STONES INSET ON IT BEFORE, GARNETS?. I HAVE NO IDEA OF PRICES BUT WOULD ADVISE YOU CHECK THIS SWORD OUT VERY THOURGHLY BEFORE YOU SELL IT. PERHAPS THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE MUSEUM THERE WHO COULD HELP YOU OUT. IT STRIKES ME AS A TOP END PRESENTATION PEICE FOR SOMEONE OF HIGH RANK. THANKS FOR SHAREING THE PICTURES WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS EXCEPTIONAL SWORD.
