Francantolin - IMHO, it is a modern Chinese fake. I don't see any hamon nor hada. The dragon carving is very amatuerish and the scabbard (saya) is typical of modern Chinese as is the poorly wrapped handle.
Harry - As you know, yours is also a modern Chinese fake that has been severly acid etched to show the hada.
Rich
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