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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 584151, member: 2844&quot;]You have a piece of history, but it needs a lot of tlc and investment. If you want to restore it, it is best to ask advice from a katana expert in Japan, because the menuki would have to be appropriate for the tsuba etc. I am sure you can find an expert online.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both the Edo period and the use of the name Edo for present-day Tokyo ended in 1868, so over a century after the mid 18th century. </p><p>The Edo period was when the shoguns reigned and the Samurai culture was at its height. The emperor regained control in 1868, the start of the Meiji Restoration.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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