Question about sword damage

[Luis22]

Hello Guys,

I have seen several old katanas with this type of damage, In my opinion this type of damage can only be caused by a strike from another sword ..Whats your opinion?
thanks,

[gunto]

Or kids play.

[nickn]

I once bought a sword that had been used to kill goats
The blade edge looked like a saw!

[Bob Coleman]

In feudal battles, the back(mune) or side(ji) were used to deflect an opponents sword blow. Edge to edge blows would be rare and accidental.

[Luis22]

In feudal battles, the back(mune) or side(ji) were used to deflect an opponents sword blow. Edge to edge blows would be rare and accidental.

[chrisftk]

My guess is the vets kids messing around. No samurai or Japanese officer would want to ruin their edge.

[reeder3]

My father used to use the swords to trim bushes and cut down tree limbs in the 70s when he used to trade in all of this stuff...

[Bob Coleman]

My guess is the vets kids messing around. No samurai or Japanese officer would want to ruin their edge.

another possibility is GI's playing sword fight.

[Brian Robinson]

Lots and lots of possibilities. The least likely of which is sword battle.

Brian