steve oakley Posted July 17, 2013 Report Posted July 17, 2013 With all the posts about gimei signtures and the negatives associated with them, i thought this shows a positive of something with a gimei signature. Whilst searching on the internet i came across this. It may be of interest to some as it talks about the removal of a gimei signature. It shows the before and after of the signature removed and method to remove it. Information sourced from. Japanese SWORD SHOP USAGIYA http://www.ksky.ne.jp./~sumie99/sword18.html The narrative below is from there site. The fake signature is just crushed. It is the manner to remove fake signature. Do not grind off the signature by filing. Such a way removes the steel of tang. Crushing the signature carefully with chisel and hammer is the proper way. It needs some skill, but it never removes the steel. The crushed surface doesn't have good rust, but it occurs natural rust by aging. You don't have to put fake rust there. Honesty is one of the most important thing on samurai sword. regards Steve Quote
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