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Old 2nd October 2007, 12:28 AM   #1
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This is a sword that I've had for awhile and need help in identifying. The steel blade is of diamond shape and is 21-7/8" in length. The tang is set into the grip with what I believe to be pitch or some other type of resin. At the hilt the blade is just over 1/4 " thick. Hilt is made of wood and is 5-5/8" in length, 1" thick and 1-1/2" wide. Unfortunately there is some damage to the carved end. Total length of sword is 27-1/2". Scabbard is a dark wood with four large diamonds (1") and four small diamonds (1/4") carved into it. There is also a star about 1" across carved into it. There is some kind or writing carved into the hilt that can be seen in one of the pictures. I will do a rubbing of it later and post it in hope of getting a translation. Any help in identifying this sword and the writing would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Old 2nd October 2007, 07:58 PM   #2
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Here are the characters that are carved into the grip. I am hoping that someone can translate these and that they might help in identifying where this sword came from.

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Would it be possible to get a couple of close up shots of the blade? The writing looks Asian but the handle and scabbard are atypical of anything I am familiar with. The blade could be a nice old blade so close up shots might reveal the qualities of the steel.
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Old 2nd October 2007, 09:34 PM   #4
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These are the best that I could do with the camera that I have. Hope they help.

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Robert, try rotating the writing 180*. I can't translate, but some of the characters are upside-down.
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Hi Andrew,
Thank you for letting me know. I had no idea that I posted the writing upside down.

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