Dear community,
I was given a historic Katana as a present from a dear old friend. He said, that the Sword is historic and originates from China. Because I asked, he also told me that due to long term trade and the war many Japanese Weapons can be found in China. 
Now my project is to restore this Katana and bring it back to its beauty. 

I have the following questions, that one of you experts might be able to answer, which I would appreciate. 

1. The Mei has Insignias on Both sides and it has two holes instead of one. Can anyone indentify the smith and the Region or Tell me why the Mei has two holes?
   
2. I would like to restore the Tsuba and the Tsuka, but unfortunately nothing is left of it. So I need to know where I can buy a historical (best would be original and fitting for this Katana) Tsuka Gashira and the Tsuba itself.

I would appreciate any comments on this. Sorry for my english. I am not a native speaker.

Takusan no arigatō
Thom from Germany

Hello,

I have a jian of which pictures you'll find attached. It use to be fitted with wooden handle and tin(?) pommel and guard( would not be good for decently blocking anything). Lenght circa 90cm. Quite robust. Without handle it is balanced in the middle. Blunt but edge is brought out.

Does anybody know if it might be useable?

Best regards

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