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This is turning into a pretty cool sword thread! I inherited, what I was told to be a confederate short sword or artillery sword from my wife's grandfather. He and I sort of bonded and we got along pretty well. He said he had found it in West Virginia, which is where he was from. I had done a little research on it and believe it is really a German short sword. It's in pretty rough shape, and whether it was used in the Civil War or not, I don't know. It looks like this (not actual one, but really looks a lot like it):



Nothing compared to a really nice Katana!  The history and skill that go into making a high-quality Katana is something special.