The Japanese Sword

Ok, so Holly scored some tickets to the Antique Roadshow (TV Program) for when it was in Raleigh today. Long story short, one of the things I brought is an old sword that family history (for whatever those rumors are worth) claim that my Grandfather received as a gift during the Korean war from the head of a village his unit (“Rice’s Raiders”…seriously, that was the name) liberated. Whether or not this is true, I don’t know. My grandfather (Major(?) Robert L. Rice) died in a wierd car accident when my father was a young boy. There is so much I don’t know about him. Very enigmatic and involved in military intelligence or something. I have a couple of stories about him and some bits and pieces of his military career. I might share them later if there is interest.

Anyway, so the sword is obviously Japanese of origin,

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