One of my uncles served with the USMC, 1st MAW in China during WW II. He brought this sword bac along with a few other goodies. I've seen it since I was 10 years old. Unfortunately his sons have screwed around with it. It used to have a handle and a canvas tag on it. They're gone to time now.
The blade is 29 1/2" tip to habaki. I have no idea of how old it is. The tang hole appears drilled. Any help would be appreciated. I will not be selling it.
The pictures are a wee bit dark but it's raining here.

Jap Samurai 1.JPG (147.58 KB, 156 downloads)
Jap Samurai 2.JPG (141.05 KB, 154 downloads)
jap samurai 3.JPG (147.25 KB, 154 downloads)
jap samuri 4.JPG (113.81 KB, 154 downloads)