FOUND Japanese Sword In Basement - Questions

[saschneider]

Hello,

I found a Japanese sword in the basement of a building in Chicago and know very little about it and was hoping for some guidance.

It is approximately 39 inches in total length and is in a wooden scabbard wrapped in leather with a single metal ring to attach it to a belt. The leather is quite aged.

Do I have a genuine sword? I know there are swords that were manufactured in WWII but have no idea how to tell what kind I'm looking at here.

[AZPhil]

Hello,
Welcome to the forum.
You will have to wait to be approved by the Admin to post images.
When you are approved, open a new thread in this section below I hyperlinked. You will get an answer,

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/japanese-militaria/

Looking forward to seeing what you found.

Semper Fi
Phil

[saschneider]

Thanks! I'm approved and posted it I think. LMK!

FOUND Japanese Sword In Basement - Questions