Kabuto Type and Age Sought Please Part 2

[hddennis]

Still learning how to show images, hope this works.

Howard Dennis

[IanB]

Howard, I don't want to be a party pooper but I'm afraid the signature had been done with a dremel tool fitted with a rotary cutter. It should be done by a chasing tool having a V sectioned head. Struck square this gives a V shaped groove, but struck with one end lifted slightly it produces a V shaped stroke that tapers to a hair-line. If you look at the signature in your helmet you will see that each stroke is U shaped with rounded ends.

Sorry.

Ian Bottomley

[hddennis]

Howard, I don't want to be a party pooper but I'm afraid the signature had been done with a dremel tool fitted with a rotary cutter. It should be done by a chasing tool having a V sectioned head. Struck square this gives a V shaped groove, but struck with one end lifted slightly it produces a V shaped stroke that tapers to a hair-line. If you look at the signature in your helmet you will see that each stroke is U shaped with rounded ends.

Sorry.

Ian Bottomley

 

No need to feel sorry Ian. Thanks for the education. Just goes to show you should always go with your first impression. Based on sword signatures I'd seen I felt this looked "unnatural" but since it was an online purchase the bad photo was all I had to go by. Luckily it was a very inexpensive purchase.

 

Best Regards,

Howard Dennis