what to do with WWII chinese sword?


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what to do with WWII chinese sword? pic heavy

i have a WWII chinese sword my grandfather brought back. for its age its in good condition. no sentimental value. just wondering what i should do with it. dragon on one side of the sheath and a bird/phoenix on the other. what do you folk think i should do with it? the only markings on the sword are the picture of the hilt. the dark reddish brown on the blade isnt rust its some kind of varnish or waxy substance.

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have it looked at. take some more detailed pics to a sword forum at least.

it could be valuable

i'dlike to see bigger pics of the carving
 
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First do some research and find out if it is worth some $$$$

How about donating it to a musium the USMC or Navy might be intrested in it. Was your grandfather there after WW II?
 
I would leave it as is. BK2 is a dime a dozen. You'll always be able to get a Becker. That, not so much. That's just what I would do.

Or, what gaga said ;)

I defiantly wouldn't cut it up though.
 
Do have that looked at by a pro first before hacking on it ya never know you could be sitting on a nice dollar there. be a shame to find out after trust me I had to research a blade I wasn't sure on to before hacking it.
 
Did you save the tassel? get it appraised before you sell , trade or modify it. There might be a dollar value or historical value, a lot of very valuable Japanese swords made there way to allied counties after the war, I would imagine the same thing happened with Chinese swords
 
Brazito said:
Have it looked at professionally, then Ebay if it means nothing to you.
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doesnt mean nothing. i would rather use at as a means to get other things. things i would rather use. he gave me tons of stuff. sitting around doing nothing with it seems useless to me.
 
bush_buzzard said:
Just wondering. How did he get a Chinese sword when we were at war with Japan?
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The Japanese took the Chineese sword to a whole new level. Refining steel and diffrent ores. The biggest achivement was layered steel and the curvature to the blade. The curvature prevents breaking while slashing. Daggers were made with straight blades and were used indoors because carring a full length sword was considered rude.

Shorter swords and daggers were often made from longer swords that had broken. Yes they repurposed broken things even back then.
 
RandallFlagg said:
doesnt mean nothing. i would rather use at as a means to get other things. things i would rather use. he gave me tons of stuff. sitting around doing nothing with it seems useless to me.
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Then by all means sell it and get what you want, I would.
 
butchering it was just a start to a list of ideas. i see i touched a nerve with 80% of you. if research proves to pan out i may donate it to the local museum.
 
Deffinately don't mod it. That carved wooden scabbard just might put it over the top. One hint is to try and buy something to get an idea of it's worth. With the net you can do so much research or at least find someone who knows something, and send a picture. And as someone said, Ebay it as a last resort. If no one wants it over time, check the blade for carbon content and have at it. But try hard first to value it and put it up for sale.
 
My thoughts would be to get more than one opinion/appraisal from someone that doesn't believe that you want to sell it to him, if you know what I'm saying.
 
Why destroy history? Donate or sell if it means nothing to you. Then someone else can enjoy it. It's not like these kinds of items can be picked you anywhere. It may not be worth a ton but it's a piece of history.
 
That looks like a traditional Chinese long sword, one that would be used in Tai Chi Chuan, though not exclusively. The older examples are highly prized and a trained Tai Chi swordsman was highly respected and considered the best. Depending on where your located, you could also hit the martial arts school, those that teach the chinese arts, of coarse. They may even make an offer.
 
My grandfather got a samurai sword off a guy in japan and traded it for 2 gallons of ice cream on an aircraft carrier. You should keep it. Wish my grandfather had kept that sword and given it to me. Would make a great thing to pass down.
 
It's a legacy from your Grandfather. If you don't want it, then sell it to a collector. I'd have a hard time selling any war trophy that my Dad or Granddad bought back from war. Especially the biggest war the world has ever known. Someday your grandkids would probably really appreciate that sword and the story of how their great great granddad brought it home from his fight against world fascism.
 
RandallFlagg said:
no sentimental value.
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I honestly don't understand this. When he passed, my father left me a couple "souvenirs" he brought back with him from WWII and you could not pay me enough to get me to sell any one of them, let alone hack it up for some sort if garden tool.

If you need a bush knife go buy yourself a Mora or something. Don't deface or disrespect a piece of you family history.

Oh, we'll. YMMV I guess.
 
mdauben said:
I honestly don't understand this. When he passed, my father left me a couple "souvenirs" he brought back with him from WWII and you could not pay me enough to get me to sell any one of them, let alone hack it up for some sort if garden tool.

If you need a bush knife go buy yourself a Mora or something. Don't deface or disrespect a piece of you family history.

Oh, we'll. YMMV I guess.
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My dad a WWII vet left me his Japanese bring-backs a Type 99 7.7 Arisaka Rifle with bayonet, a Cavalry Saber with sheath, a Tamaya Sextant, a signal light, a Polaris, surveying transit with tripod, and canvas case. I still have his issued helmet too. I don't know what they are worth today but each item is priceless to me.
 
definitely have it looked at by someone knowledgable. even if it is junk steel, in that condition from that era, im sure that would be worth several bk2s to a collector. i would check with martial arts collectors, that looks like a tai chi sword. and if it is a high quality metal you may be quite pleasently surprised at its worth.
 
Oh yeah! A type of Gim IIRC... if you still have that tassel (HOPE you do!!!) that's a big part of the value right there.

If it's a true-on battle blade, you've got something that is rather hard to come by.

Nice blade! Glad you gave us a pic of it!!! Never held a real one. Wicked blade in battle.
 
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