This antique Japanese sword has a rich history dating back to the pre-1800s. The blade is not signed, and comes with the fittings that it was sold in. The clear age of these along with the information from the previous owner show that it is a  pre-1800s katana. Without an artist signature however, accurate dating is very difficult. Condition is mostly from the images. The wood of the scabard is very solid despite its clear damage from use. I was told by the person I bought it from that the owner before him had tried to sharpen the blade. I think that if this did happen, the person did a good job not damaging the sword. On the scabard there is the remains of some lacquer with crushed abalone shell in it. This is extremely damaged because at some point someone glued a cloth rapping around the whole scabbard.