Signature) 金重 -Kaneshige it is authenticated by the NBTHK as 新刀 -Shinto age area Size) TOTAL Length : 99.5 cm Blade length : 72.8 cm Curve : 3.3 cm Motohaba : 2.7 cm Weight : 1.45kg (without stand) Condition) There are few cracks. There are little scratches propers of the forging process that proofs its autenticity. Old kanteisho, the attribution is provided for reference only, remains subject to authentication. Please see the close-up pictures for details. Shipping) EMS or Surface mail. But all country can not ship sword by Air. FRACE can be ship sword by EMS(air) Another country ship sword by Surface mail only. Surface mail takes 3 ~ 4 months. And I can not ship sword to Belgium, Austria, United Kingdom. TAKES TIME FOR SHIP SWORD. Please understanding time for ship sword. We have to returned registration card for export, takes 1 months. And then, we send you blade by EMS or Surface mail. Hand forged samurai blades are registered in the Agency for Cultural Affairs as artwork and The Board of Education (Cultural properties protection Committee); therefore each sword has the registration card, issued by the Board of Education. But I can not send you Original ,must be keeped in Japan by law. Please understanding.