LANESBORO, Minn. (WCCO) --Orvall Amdahl clearly remembers the day his life would be forever changed. "November 19, 1942 I left San Francisco," recalls the 94-year old from Lanesboro. Back then, Amdahl ...

When it comes to antiques and art, provenance and a solid attribution can be the difference between a good appraisal and a great one. Brad Kowetz of Belleville is lucky enough to know a lot of ...

Restoration work on a metal artifact found in Berlin, Germany, has revealed it to be an "ornately decorated" Japanese sword that possibly dates to the 17th century. The object was uncovered in the ...

LANESBORO, Minn. – A 94-year-old veteran from southeastern Minnesota plans to return a sword he took from Nagasaki, Japan, as a token of his time during World War II. “At first, I kept it as a ...

The 17th-century sword was found in a cellar that was destroyed during World War II, but it's unknown how it ended up there. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...