Land of 10,000 Stories: Centuries-old samurai sword spent decades in Minnesota basement
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- For decades the sword gathered dust among the canned goods in a Minnesota basement. It deserved better. Turns out the sword once belonged to a Japanese samurai, likely between 400 and 500 years ago. Boyd Huppert tells the tale of the sword in this week's Land of 10,000 Stories. kare11.tv/2DOH557
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These people could have sold the sword for money, but instead returned to the family of the sword owner?! What honor, respect, and kindness you guys have!!
You don't have any honor if you do such a thing by selling the sword. To give this sword back to the rightful family brings honor , which most Americans have to learn
Such an American moment seizing any moment to make a quick buck🤮 slimy greedy vermin whose whole lives depend on corporations🤡
@@RG-vc9nn
It’s just a sword, calm down
It is the right thing to do. It was take away by force. You can literally say it was stolen.@@RG-vc9nn
Yeah I can’t believe it
Rick from Pawn Stars would be shaking his head
The quote “ that’s not our way “ brings faith in people back to me. Lost a lot of it thru the years. Hey you could get RICH with that, That’s not are way, it has to go back. I think you and your family are not only kind but honorable, thank you for sharing this everyone you did this guys heart good
Totally agree, when they said that and that the sword was going back I found myself smiling and nodding along with the screen.
You couldn't get "rich" with it. Such swords are valuable but they'll fetch like $35,000 tops. You can see the prices that similar pieces fetch on antique auction sites like Sotheby's.
Also the family obviously already is rich or at least very well-to-do. Look at their home. It wouldn't make much of a difference to them. Still, they're good people for returning it.
It is cool that they returned it... That is part of their history and some of them are sacred. Good job for them
Very respectful family. Bless you all! 😍
right? Ancient history stolen from a foreign land? FIST BUMP
Japanese sword is sacred and play a huge part on their history. Big salute and respect to this family for sending it back home. 🙌🏻❤️
The sad part is that one of the pictures that was shown was soldiers about to destroy those hundreds if not thousands of Katanas. I'll bet a lot of them have the same background (Hundreds of years old) as this sword.
Here's hoping the Honjo Masamune resurfaces someday. Breaks the heart to think of it broken cutting trees in some backyard then thrown away.
I dunno if it's so bad. I kind of see it like Master Yoda leaving for Dagobah. Rather humbling I'd say.
@Alpha Wërks automotive You'd rather it be lost, of no value to anyone anywhere? How strange.
@Alpha Wërks automotive Your understanding of history is pretty limited, it seems. The United States and Japan are close allies, Japan is a treaty-bound ally, our armed forces train and even deploy together routinely. Everyone responsible for the atrocities during War is dead.
This is why it is important that people like you get no say in these decisions. You would create a rift with some of our closest friends out of some pidgeon-brained desire to punish them for the crimes of a previous generation, ignoring the fact that you weren’t even alive when those crimes occurred and neither are any of the perpetrators of them. Japan paid dearly for the actions of its government, do you know how many people starved early in the Occupation? If the entire world has forgiven them and recognized the incredible transformation in their society and system of government, who on Earth are YOU to say it isn’t enough? Why would your opinion even remotely matter?
The Third Reich systematically killed millions of people. Should the Allies have looted every German cultural artifact from centuries of regional history to teach them a lesson? Surely every piece of jewelry that ever belonged to a “German” ruler should be looted! To teach them a lesson, of course.
You think like a Nazi / IJA soldier.
@Alpha Wërks automotive How do I know what you have a say in? Let’s start by pointing out that you use language like “lmao sure thing buddy.” You sound like a 12-year-old texting.
Address the points I made or admit you can’t and slink away. I have seen more of the world and especially its darkest places than you ever have, I guarantee it.
You know who responds to clearly elucidated points with “lmao” and insults devoid of substance? A child. And a dumb one at that.
@@hotrod3395 idk who that alpha werks person is but you slayed them so hard they deleted their comments
The fact that they gave the Katana back to its original descendants makes me happy. Being a sword collector I would of done the same thing saying that sword is a family air-loom would be an understatement! This is a very special story
Have you seen the movie The Challange?
I’m about to move to Minnesota, seems like a bunch of nice people
What an incredible gesture. Much respect to the owner.
Kudos to all of them. Love the ending and the story. Very heart warming and respect to each other cultures.
Total respect for the values this family holds. Kudos
That was a humble thing to do and you honored this Japanese family in respect. I wish more people would act like this
So amazing to see them do the right thing with the sword! Fascinating.
What a great family, Allah bless you. MashaAllah
I'm no expert, but I imagine a sword like that would sell for millions. In reality, It's priceless.
@@erichl1167 I doubt this will make even 10.000, there is so much damage
what an honourable family... respect!
I was hoping this would be a Masamune.
Still, this makes me really happy that they sought out to return the sword to it's rightful place. It never sat well with me that US troops in WW2 confiscated most of Japan's legendary katanas
Are YOU a Masamune?!
THE SWORD IS THE SOULS OF THE WORRIERS… HUGE RESPECT TO THIS FAMILY…
"that's not our way".... so happy to hear it. during ww2, american troops stole thousands of family relics that age back anywhere from the 1400's to the late edo period. i saw it and immediately said thats no type 95, 97, or 98 shin gunto which was the katana issued during ww2. it genuinely makes me happy that the blade made it back home, and it looks in decent condition minus the missing ito wrap. from everyone who practices japanese sword arts, and japan as a whole, thank you for returning a piece of history that could've made you rich, but your honor convicted you to send it back. Arigato! being given back a family relic like that would surely bring a massive celebration
Thankfully this family relic and piece of history was returned to which it was taken from and DIDN’T END UP ON PAWN STARS being defiled and forgotten.
Wonderful people with real morals. Great story.
It hurts me to hear that "nobody really cared about it" and "almost ended up in a burn pit"
They now have an entire country’s respect and love. Incredibly awesome!!!!
What a great story and so good the sword is going back to where it belongs.
The tag is called a "surrender tag" and contains the original owner's name or contact info. US officer's were required to bring back to the US a confiscated officer's sword in accordance with the peace treaty. The tag provided a way for the artifact to be someday returned to the original family, just like this wonderful family is doing.
Great these Americans returned it the samurai family descendants ( and museum) instead of selling to a pawn shop. What a honourable gesture. Rare. These are sacred and historic to them.
The time, concentration and effort that goes into those blades makes me feel that a really good sword can be more precious than gold. Others would agree and others would also call me crazy, but the story and history behind this PERFECT blade means the world to too many people, myself included. I’m waiting on a $400.00, 29 inch Damascus blade (real Damascus) wooden/buffalo bone handle with brass bolsters I ordered about a month ago but I’m not in a rush to get it because these swords are made on spot 8-12 hours a day of melting and folding the blade which is up to a 3 month process to make the perfect sword and with the sword I ordered ( battle ready) a Bastard sword (a short version of the long sword) made in medieval times with these swords being most commonly used in the 13-15 century’s BC in battle. I’m really looking forward to this sword I’m getting. The day it comes and that can be today possibly will be the probably only good thing to come out of 2020 so far lol what a country!
Well, did you get it? And if it's Damascus, I assume it's not Japanese?
Yeah it’s a great sword
I wish more people were like them. So many long lost artifacts stolen during war and never gets returned. Most people who take them don't even know the true value of them. So glad this one wasn't thrown in a burn pit. I'm grateful for people like these men.
2:48 That's so sad all those swords had their own unique history and owners just like the sword in minnesota but we just destroyed it all 😔😭
Just imagine if the dad didnt grab this one 😳😳😳
@@duboisfrancois5697 yeah
What a shame right?
First it needs to be restored... Then it will look amazing when its been done.
Amazing that they didn’t get greedy and returned it to Japan 👏 great people and a sensational discovery!
You are a family with big hearts
What an honorable family, rare sight. Wish you all the best.
This is so wholesome
Awesome to return the History of Warriors of old.....
It restores my faith in people to see them return such a treasure.
During ww2 japanese officers from prominent families with antique swords would forego an issued machine made sword in favor of carrying their ancestors weapon. In 2007 while stationed in Okinawa i got to watch a traditional swordsmith make a real katana while on leave and on mainland japan. From iron sand to finished blade the process is as artful as the finished blade
Stephen Hunter used something like this in his novel, “the 47th Samurai,” a Bob Lee Swagger adventure. This was a very interesting story.
Excellent! This is my way too. ☮️
How awesome. Most people wouldn't return it. Wow!
Amazing story and told to us as if we are five years old.
AWSOME... Those swords are family heirlooms. The most famous - the emperors sword is still missing....could it also be in someone's basement?
I’m sorry but I’d have kept it in honor of his fathers military service then again it is truly and literally a piece of Japanese history and nice to hear it’s going back home to the family. Great story ✌️😎
The Katana belonged to descendants of the Oda Clan I can tell by the crest symbol
It's really great. Good people exactly also here.
That sword probably WAS from WW2. many officers carried their ancestral family swords into battle and when the war was over, American soldiers were allowed to send home a sword and a gun.
It would have been in a shin guntō koshirae if it was carried during the war. This one was most likely confiscated in occupied Japan.
Awesome
Are there any follow up videos? Them making it to Japan? Giving it to the family?!
I think the family crest on that katana belong to the oda clan
Its awesome how they weren't trying to get money for it... its amazing
I believe if they knew what it was worth, it would have been alittle more difficult to do so. This thing could have easily exceeded 100k...
Is there a follow up video to this?
Ya, they said they were too afraid to fly and kept it. /s
@@Marty-et9sx source?
Very respectfully and reasonable family.
Okay I can understand the sword, but the tag too??? God damn!!
What an AMAZING honor.
Did that guy really bow to that man? Too many movies man, too many movies. It is very commendable that you worked to RETURN something worth so much.
Any follow-up to this? Anyone know what museum it currently resides in???
Honestly great 2 family respectful
OHHHHHH! 😮 LEGEND!
And for anyone wondering that sign itself is the mark of tokugawa. Its either a sword from a noble a famous warlord or royatly.
Great story !
Nobunaga? Did I read that correct? Incredible story!!
This sword was taken and brought to the us. Imagine the countless treasures destroyed by the us army after ww2 or us airforce during their bombings.
I was just thinking of that too, I thought they'd dund something like this in the ground but then again, swords are usually passed down in the family
Wow that’s amazing that you returned it. Most people would have tried to make some money off of it
thats awesome, cant believe that was a sword of a actual samurai.
We have firearms that have been passed down for generations upon generations in my family. That was the right thing to do returning it to the family.
Now to hope that more swords can be found... (so many ancient swords were lost after ww2...)
Wait....so the "friend" was given the sword and in return, supposedly not knowing of its worth, did a septic tank job in return for a piece of metal? They knew the worth, or at least septic man, and after he got it said, hey ill do your septic. Idk....doesnt make sense. Septic tank installations are like 5-10k easy.
Salute!
Honorable..
The sad part is that one of the pictures that was shown was soldiers about to destroy those hundreds if not thousands of Katanas. I'll bet a lot of them have the same background (Hundreds of years old) as this sword.
Basically once the Japanese were defeated during world war 2 they were forced to give up every last weapon even down to their katanas which some had been in family’s heirlooms for thousands of years, these people are amazing souls for returning this artifact
Awwww they give it back way to goo !!
In some alternate universe, this blade would have been burnt just as they'd described.
Japanese sword collector here. Its a nice little story, but not that big of a deal. I have 40 of those in my gun safe. You can buy one just like it for about $1500 on ebay. The signature means a lot as far as value, but the Japanese have been faking signatures for centuries. You have to pay $250 in Japan to get the signature certified. If its a famous smith, there's a +90% chance that its a fake signature. Its still worth something, just not as much. It also costs about $3000 to get it polished.
So you want to tell me you spent $60000 on swords? If that’s true, why?
@@amar7777 I didn't go out and buy them all at once. It's called collecting. I bought one twenty years ago, then I bought another, then over time I bought a bunch of them. People who collect things do this all the time. It's called a hobby. My brother owns over 100 guns. I know a guy who has hundreds of toy trains. They're actually worth a lot of money.
Phil Yeah i know that. It’s still an incredible amount of money. I wasn’t hating on anything, it’s just the first time i heard that someone owns so many swords. It’s amazing and have you thought about showing your collection on TH-cam?
@@amar7777 60 thousand on swords? there are swords worth 100k lol just one sword 😂
@@Th3Mavr1ck yeah but those are exception not very many swords are worth that much most are worth in the 3k price range like he said
I wonder if they could find the honjo masamune
Thats takigawa clan sword
ahh...That looks to me like the Oda clan crest. As in Oda Nobunaga. Kinda of a huge deal.
Honour ...
That’s awesome
I’m glad they sent it back. But I’d definitely love to own it.
Did anyone get the family crest name?
the narrator sounds like George R R Martin
I still hate how the American destroy the samurai sword after WW2.
I love that America defeated its enemy during WWII and disarmed them as they needed to be.
Well, the good news is anime, manga and ofcourse hentai came into existence. lol
@@SeventyEightCivic I think the nuclear blight and radiation disarmed them enough
@@houseofzuma1033 you dont get to keep your weapons when you surrender. Sucks that it was a messed produced sword but thems the breaks
nonsense. I have my grandfather's Jap sword from Okinawa.
im sure there are many more just laying around in basements
Restoring the katana to it's owner or owner's relatives could take a long time.
I believe this sword is a "Tachi" rather than a Katana, since the bladesmith's marks are on the "wrong" side for a Katana. It was probably remounted with traditional military sword furniture before WWII. It would be wonderful to see it polished and restored!
yea as long a there are no cracks and deep pitting in the blade it should be good
@@TheMicroTrak yeah, instead it gets a fist bump and a few instagram posts
Amazing they returned it to the family! They will be rewarded with good karma 😊
Such Honor, the Japanese Samurai Way.
**Humanity Restored**
This is an Enma Sword. The legendary sword of Oden.
looool
Where’s momo sword. We found zoros
enema sword
Better people than me, I’d be selling it.
The swords used by the Japanese in ww2 were made of scrap metal and mass produced. They weren’t forged using techniques for traditional Japanese metal work. They were stamped from tin alloys in factories, and were more akin to European sabers than traditional swords. What’s shown in the video is particularly interesting because it would be nearly impossible for an officer to carry a family heirloom into battle. It wouldn’t be approved. More than likely, it was found within a blown out house or something
nah most likely if a family sent their best out, the heirloom will go with them, that is their way.
most Officers bought there swords From old antique shops during ww2 and other places they were rarely ever handed down
@@micahcampa officers were issued swords that were mass produced. Prior to ww2 the government had confiscated all swords, heirlooms or not. The only way to own one to this day is to register it with the government and have it taken for inspection routinely
@@chrisgonz8291 i know i have Studied japanese swords for 8 years you are Telling me stuff I already know A lot of the swords made during World War II Were mass produced but the other Half were private purchases from officers that bought antique swords to make them stand out From other low ranking soldiers
@@micahcampa Have you seen the American movie called The Challenge. It's about a sword being returned to Japan from the USA?
That mark is Oda clan
Fun fact: the dad stole the sword in ww2
Wow looks like his father
I wonder how many more swords are hiding in America
It makes me sick they destroyed all of those swords. What gave them the right? Because somebody gave an order?
better than money. the right thing to do.
What need would we have it.
The precious markings are gone.
what markings
Wow they did the right thing :)