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So I was waiting for a background check on a gun purchase when I guy walked in wanting to sell a shotgun and a sword that were both his grandfathers and they wouldn’t give him anything for them so I followed him out the door and asked what he’d like for them and paid him his asking price.
He said his grandfather brought it back from the war and hung it up in his living room but wouldn’t tell him how he got it which makes me think he smoked whoever it belonged to and didn’t want to tell him that. I can’t find a lot about it other than that it appears to be a Japanese Type 95 NCO’s sword. It has an aluminum handle and the numbers on the sword match the numbers on the sheath.
Should there be makers markings or unit numbers or anything? If so where would they be?
Any idea what it’s worth? I see some on eBay for $2k-$3k+ but I’m sure there’s a lot of factors in basing the value.
He said his grandfather brought it back from the war and hung it up in his living room but wouldn’t tell him how he got it which makes me think he smoked whoever it belonged to and didn’t want to tell him that. I can’t find a lot about it other than that it appears to be a Japanese Type 95 NCO’s sword. It has an aluminum handle and the numbers on the sword match the numbers on the sheath.
Should there be makers markings or unit numbers or anything? If so where would they be?
Any idea what it’s worth? I see some on eBay for $2k-$3k+ but I’m sure there’s a lot of factors in basing the value.