gschemmel
15th September 2009, 03:11
Greetings all...
Would anybody be able to recommend someone is the US who would be a competent and honest sword appraiser?
I have a katana that my father brought back from Japan after the Korean war, and I am curious as to whether it has enough value that it might be worth restoring. He never did say where or how he got it though. Unfortunately, my father had no idea on how to care for it, so he let us whiney urchins get our grubby hands on the blade when we were kids (it's a miracle we didn't lose any body parts in the process), so consequently after many years, the blade has some rust on it now.
I've looked through some literature on swords, including John Yumoto's "The Samurai Sword", and it doesn't look as if it was military. This sword also has two rivet holes in the tang, which Yumoto says implies that it's old.
I would appreciate any guidance offered.
Thanks
Grant Schemmel
Penrose, CO
Would anybody be able to recommend someone is the US who would be a competent and honest sword appraiser?
I have a katana that my father brought back from Japan after the Korean war, and I am curious as to whether it has enough value that it might be worth restoring. He never did say where or how he got it though. Unfortunately, my father had no idea on how to care for it, so he let us whiney urchins get our grubby hands on the blade when we were kids (it's a miracle we didn't lose any body parts in the process), so consequently after many years, the blade has some rust on it now.
I've looked through some literature on swords, including John Yumoto's "The Samurai Sword", and it doesn't look as if it was military. This sword also has two rivet holes in the tang, which Yumoto says implies that it's old.
I would appreciate any guidance offered.
Thanks
Grant Schemmel
Penrose, CO