ChristianR Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 Hello, I have this Japanese sword, i want to sell it and someone told me that is a chinese fake, but i don't trust him. I want to know more about it. I hope to be in the right place and find out more about my sword. Thanks !!!
runagmc Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 Yes , I'm sorry to say it is a fake... and a very bad one... Edit to add, it was probably made in China
DirkO Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 Your friend was right I'm afraid ... a very obvious Chinese fake - and a bad one at that
Brian Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 Terrible. Doesn't even resemble a real one I'm afraid. Brian
ChristianR Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Posted August 24, 2012 what makes it a fake? can you be more specific? i want to know understand more... worth some money or is worthless?
paulb Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 Chrisitan, on the basis that a picture is worth a thousand words visit any of the dealer websites listed in th links above and you will see a broad range of authentic Japanese swords. Once you have seen these you will soon recognise that any resemblance this has to a Japanese sword is extremely superficial. There is nothinfg about it that is remotely right. The shape the finish and the fittings are all totally wrong. Sorry to be so abrupt but to describe all the diffeences would take up a lot of time and space. Regards Paul
runagmc Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 Christian, It isn't really worth anything... What makes it fake is that it wasn't made in Japan or with any of the traditional Japanese methods. Look at this link for some explanation, http://www.jssus.org/nkp/fake_japanese_swords.html
ChristianR Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Posted August 24, 2012 thaks guys! the bad part is that my father told he brought it in 1991 with 900$... any worth of it or is a junk?
Ken-Hawaii Posted August 24, 2012 Report Posted August 24, 2012 I would suggest not telling your father how bad a deal he made...or he may try to use it on you! Fake or not, it will still likely cut. Ken
ehk Posted August 27, 2012 Report Posted August 27, 2012 Sorry to read 900 dollars was spent on this sword, it is junk indeed. I am quite new to Nihonto and when I started I had no clue what I was looking at and thought blades like these could be the real thing. But buying a few books and taking every opportunity to look at good blades makes you learn at least the basics to see swords like these are not even close to the real thing.
brannow Posted September 3, 2012 Report Posted September 3, 2012 I'm the one that told him it was a Chinese fake and he did not believe me.
sanjuro Posted September 3, 2012 Report Posted September 3, 2012 @brannow Unfortunately Bill you were the bearer of news that was not welcome. Often the owners of these gross fakes don't trust a dealer's word because they think you are trying to get the abomination of a thing for a ludicrously cheap price, even though you wouldn't buy such an obvious fake under any circumstances. Maybe he believes you now. :D
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