u/chasteeny

Image 1 — Any way to date this blade?
Image 2 — Any way to date this blade?
Image 3 — Any way to date this blade?
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▲ 46 r/Katanas

Any way to date this blade?

Beyond being what appears to me to be an officer's shin gunto Koshirae with a "field scabbard" saya, I really have no idea where to look for more information on this blade. I don't even really know if it's authentic but I see no reason to believe it isn't

u/chasteeny — 20 hours ago