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Originally Posted by ausjulius
hello,
just got offered this katana blade.. I was wounder if it is of any age..
I know that even in the19th centaury Chinese were already replicating Japanese sword blades...
anyone can translate the tang signature and give a date for its production???
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The best place to get an answer to your question would be the Nihonto Message Board. The entire signature (mei) needs to be posted in the way that I have edited your image in order for anyone to read it correctly.
http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/