Does this count?

[richs]

My latest addition to my collection. My father-in-law passed away and this ended up in the house. The history is it is pre-war, carried by a Japanese NCO during WWII, the Jap NCO presented it to my father-in-law in 1945 during the occupation when the Jap NCO found out my father-in-law was in the Battle of Layte Gulf, the same battle he was in.
The sucker is damn sharp, and has a nick in the blade about 1/4 down from the tip.

 

[Leviathan Arms]

Dang that's nice! The real deal is getting harder and harder to find.

 

[MacTavish]

Frog lube the blade and if the grip is leather use a quality mink or neatsfoot oil to keep it from cracking.

 

[LMK]

Man that is cool right there

 

[renagadeinjun]

heirloom for sure.........Awesome

 

[WMSproject]

Never touch the blade with your bare hands. Use Clove oil to oil it. Do some research on the proper handling and care of Japanese blades.

 

[richs]

The grip on the tang is braided linen cord.The scabbard is missing a part on the end, and the interior of the scabbard is wood, the wood is starting to show age. I'm planning mounting it on the wall, just as it had hung for the past 60 years at my father-in-law's home. He also had a Japanese battle flag he got after the er note, he also had original war, it will be mounted on the wall with the Katana.
On another note, he had original audio recordings of ship to ship communications he made during the Battle at Leyte Gulf in 1944, those will be given in his name to the US Naval Academy at Annapolis.

 

[klarktx]

What an outstanding blade !!

 

[Ken Ford]

Damn I want one of these so bad!

 

[lccqy6667]

This blade for sale?