old sword

[lowbud]

I have a few old sword that I have no idea what they are or if their worth anything or not. Anyone here into these care to have a look at some pics and give me an idea of what I have?

Edited August 4, 2009 by lowbud

[Guest coldblackwind]

How old is old? I have some limited knowledge of swords, not a whole lot, but I'll take a look if you like.

[lowbud]

No Idea. All I know is my grandfather had them, passed them on to my father, and well you know the rest... above is a pic of them. I can get some close ups if needed.

[Guest coldblackwind]

They look to be WWII katanas/wakasashis perhaps, at least the middle one matches a picture I found almost exactly (this is from about 10 minutes of google, and a lucky break, so I may be wrong), with a random bayonet tossed in. Looks like they go from anywhere from $50 all the way up to thousands of dollars.

Edited August 4, 2009 by coldblackwind

[Guest m14man]

wanna sell them?

[Guest m14man]

i believe that if its from ww2 (most likely is) that they are signed on the tang, or atleat some of them are.

[lowbud]

I can't find any markings on them. And I may want to sell them but I have to know what I have first. The small one has a snake engraved on the blade. pic below.

Edited August 4, 2009 by lowbud

[Smith]

My great grandfather brought back two just like he top two in your pictures from the South Pacific. He got them off fallen Japanese soldiers.

[Guest m14man]

the tang is under the woodin or ivory grips on the handle they might have engravings in there of the makers name. that is the extint of my knowledge. i dont know anything about them either i just am a fan of japanese martial arts and weapons like that.

[SHbicycle]

You will have to pull the handles off the blades to get more info.

Should be 1 are 2 wooden pins holding them on.

[Smith]

You will have to pull the handles off the blades to get more info.

It's been a while since I looked at the ones my dad has, but they did indeed have maker marks under the grips. We looked them up one time, but I can't remember anything about them ATM.

[lowbud]

Definetly looks chinese to me..

[Guest abailey362]

go to the local chinese resturant and see if they can translate for you

[nightrunner]

go to the local chinese resturant and see if they can translate for you

[et45]

go to the local chinese resturant and see if they can translate for you

I didn't know Mexicans could read Chinese.

[Guest m14man]

haha its should be japanese tho im sure theres a website

google is your friend

[Guest m14man]

Antique & Military Sword Forum - Sword Forum International

check out this place im sure some one can tell you what they are

[Guest clsutton21]

I didn't know Mexicans could read Chinese.

You have it all wrong, Mexicans work at Italian restaurants.