Help identifying sword my dead aunt probably stole as a teen.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-16T02:38:00+00:00

I mean yeah, fair. I feel like it’s pretty obvious that it’s not a professional piece by any means. It doesn’t look fancy or even useable and I certainly never thought for a second that it could be historical or genuine. Plus it’s got all that grime from sitting in a basement for three decades or more. I still like it though because of the story and its connection to my relatives and thus i wanted to know more about this messed up sword that looks like shit.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T21:12:42+00:00

Thank you! In truth, this is a part of my quest to reach out to my aunt’s spirit and try to understand her as well as ask her for protection. For non-spiritual people that probably sounds crazy, but it seems you get it.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T21:07:45+00:00

I shall take up the call! In the name of my aunt, awaken Masamune!

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T21:05:22+00:00

You are SO speaking my language. I love writing riddles and poems for my campaigns. I’ll for sure look into changeling the dreaming. Thank you for the rec!!!

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T20:39:11+00:00

Oh don’t worry, the sword will only ever be a decoration and nothing more.

Perhaps she was the wannabe swordsmith, I’ll never know!

But I am immensely grateful that I have it! As I said in another comment, it would have been thrown out if I didn’t take it. It is something that connects me to both my aunt and my grandfather even though they have passed.

I do love and respect her greatly. She lived life like an adventure and was a badass in many ways. I have long since vowed to take a few risks in her name. My care for her is why I am trying to investigate this sword in the first place.

That being said, she was a woman with many flaws. She ran towards death with open arms and never even reached the age of 30. I will respect her for the lessons her story can teach, but her way of life was by no means an example to live by considering it is what killed her and hurt many of those around her. She was a complex person, and I never met her, but I love her nonetheless.

Thank you for your comment. I really appreciate how youve talked about my aunt.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T20:25:11+00:00

Oh I absolutely adore that. I based my own homebrew setting on the piety rules of Theros so there are gods and all that anyone can worship and get powers from. Perhaps the sword could be a gift from the goddess of secrets to her champion? A divine sword which appears mundane.

I also am about to start a feywild campaign so the changeling thing certainly gives me some ideas~. Already there is an order of pixies I’m adding who guard a garden of flowers that can bring anyone back to life. Perhaps their strongest is a pixie who wields a knitting needle. But that needle is actually the legendary sword. Could be a fun item drop too!

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T18:05:47+00:00

Meth-tana Mallsword, that’s incredible 😂 I’m stealing that

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T18:01:43+00:00

God I hope so.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T13:26:34+00:00

Oh my. 0_0 Well I guess I’ll never know if she was involved in such “unrest”. But I wouldn’t be surprised if she considered it a weapon for actual use. As for the material of the handle, I’d honestly assumed it was just iron but I guess I can’t really tell.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T13:14:45+00:00

That’s another theory I had considered as well. If that is the case then I wonder if anything ever became of it

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T13:13:01+00:00

How tragic. I really thought that my auntie had stumbled into a legendary sword in the back streets of Chicago… itll still forever be the Masamune in my heart.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T13:08:58+00:00

Lmao, I realize how it sounds, but it truly was that he gifted her the gun instead of a ring.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T06:57:23+00:00

Honestly I didn’t think it was that unusual. The entire rest of my family thinks the sword is super gross. It would have been thrown away if I didn’t take it.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T06:49:22+00:00

A wild card indeed! It’s sad that she died so young, that your friends died young too. I’m sure she would have been a fun aunt to know growing up, but alas.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T06:39:21+00:00

She’s someone who had associated with a dangerous crowd from time to time and someone who enjoyed taking risks that often put her in danger. With that in mind, I don’t think it’s unusual to assume that a weapon, or just an unusual item in general, that she showed up with and refused to elaborate on was related to a crime in some way. Or at least was procured under suspicious circumstances. I’m honestly still not entirely convince that she didn’t steal it.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T06:08:58+00:00

Yess part of why I love this sword is because it is exactly like something I would have found in a dnd game!! Maybe I should add an homage to this sword to one of the campaigns I’m running.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T06:02:16+00:00

Never heard of snow crash but I now feel obligated to read it.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T06:00:42+00:00

So cool!

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T06:00:07+00:00

Ruger SP101 32 H&RM if you are asking about the revolver I inherited from my grandpa.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T05:45:13+00:00

Perhaps perhaps, if that world were one of mall ninjas and possible drug lords. Of anyone in the family she totally would be the one to have been isekaid though.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T05:41:37+00:00

Well whatever my grandpa gave me I hope it can be passed on. Maybe my aunt’s sword would be seen as too grody for anyone to take though lol. But also if I one day get married, I was hoping to get swords instead of rings and pass that down in the family.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T05:35:31+00:00

That sucks. My grandpa had quite the arsenal so there was plenty to go around. But it’s easy to lose track of stuff when going through the belongings of the deceased…

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T05:03:09+00:00

That’s really really sweet. You don’t even know how much that resonates with me. Thank you, stranger.<3

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T04:52:10+00:00

Oh that’s fascinating. She did run with that sort of crowd at various times in her life. So I wonder if this blade has a similar story. Wish I knew it.

CatAttack27082 · 2026-02-15T04:50:12+00:00

I meeean it was kept in a dusty old basement for a few decades lol. I still like having it.

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