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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4128613, member: 2844&quot;]Maybe the professor meant the style of the sword, not this actual sword?</p><p><br /></p><p>I am no expert on Samurai swords, but I know one way of dating a Samurai sword is the length of the blade. The old style sword, tachi, was longer than the later sword, katana.</p><p>How long is the blade on your sword?</p><p><br /></p><p>The markings on the tang are usually the signature of the swordsmith. The signature is&nbsp; placed off centre, on one half of the tang.</p><p>Is it on the half that corresponds with the sharp edge, or with the blunt edge? That is another way of telling the difference between the tachi and the katana.</p><p>I will have to look up which signature position is which again to be sure, but in the meantime you can take a look at the siggy and measure the blade.</p><p><br /></p><p>All this is just about dating the style, not your actual sword. So just an indication, with which you can see if you need more research or expertise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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