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Well, that depends on a few things. first, and foremost, is it actually a police sword. army officer's dress swords are often mistaken for police swords, and there are even sites where people seem to have done their research that are mistaken about it. the aforementioned dress Sabre will be roughly the size of a standard military Sabre having a blade which is 29-32 inches in length and chrome plated. army swords will also have either a Kiku or Sakura badge on the backstrap of the hilt. the kiku being a flower with 16 petals, the sakura having 5. the police badge is harder to describe, it is a five pointed star with an angled ray coming over each of the points. like i said, hard to describe, but if you have that on your sword, you will know exactly what i mean when you read it. either of those swords are not worth a whole ton, i would pay maybe $300-400 for one in decent shape [hilt in good repar, sheath intact, no scratches on the blade, etc.]. unless in HORRIBLE condition, i would not let one go for less than about $75-100. the other type of police sword i have encountered is much shorter, having a blade length of 16-18 inches. it will also have the police badge that i previously mentioned. these swords are older, and better made than the previous examples. they are usually hand forged blades, some are signed, some are not, they have chromed sheaths, and wire-wrapped leather hilts without a knuckle guard. depending mostly on the condition of the blade [a good blade should be bright, reflective, have no pitting or chips, and most importantly, have a visible temper line near the edge.] one of these could go for $150 on the the low end, and i really good one, i would pay 800+ for. if you would like to send me pictures so i may make a better distinction, email me at pfc.mason@hotmail.com

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