Greger Posted September 12, 2013 Report Posted September 12, 2013 Got some help earlier on this blade, suggesting a possible WWII one. The pic off the mei is pretty bad, but is there any one who might get something out of it or maybe confirm that it is a possible WWII blade? The nakago might be shortened by the look of it. For what purpose would one shorten a nakago? Thanks for your thoughts in advance, Greger Quote
Mark Posted September 12, 2013 Report Posted September 12, 2013 I see some disorganized marks. Maybe someone can make something from it, but the poor yasuri make me think it may not be Japanese. Do you have a picture of the blade and a picture of all the nakago? those may help Quote
Greger Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Posted September 13, 2013 Here are some additional pictures on the nakago and blade. Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Not looking good. I vote non-Japanese and at very best, a poorly shortened lower quality piece. Quote
hxv Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Greger, The pictures are still inconclusive. I am leaning in Joe's direction, though: low-quality Japanese sword or repro. The tsukamaki is typical of Chinese repro: the turns are not alternating. May be we can see a close up pic of the kissaki? Hoanh Quote
Greger Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Posted September 13, 2013 Here's a pic on the kissaki... Quote
ROKUJURO Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Does not look too bad, I think. Maybe a Japanese blade, having been beaten up a little and suffered SURIAGE with a hacksaw. The 'MEI' looks like an attempt with a screwdriver to deceive beginners. Probably more good photos are needed to reach safer ground. Quote
Gabriel L Posted September 14, 2013 Report Posted September 14, 2013 The tsuka, saya, fittings are all absolutely 100% fake. Together with the bad nakago, poor geometry details / poorly cut groove, and hints of typical fake hada, it doesn't make sense to consider the blade as being Japanese. Which makes more sense: that an extremely bad and atypical Japanese blade with elements strongly resembling typical fakes somehow got remounted in fake mounts? Or that the whole thing is a fake, made at the same time? I do admit that the overall sugata and basic form of the kissaki are much better than on typical fakes. But the detailed shot of the kissaki is still obviously a case of bad atypical shaping, not good shaping that has been poorly restored. It's a fake with a somewhat unusually correct gross overall shape. Nothing more. Quote
hxv Posted September 14, 2013 Report Posted September 14, 2013 Greger, If this sword cost you more than $50, you have paid too much. For $50, you can get a good beginners' book: The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords by Kokan Nagayama It's a very nice book packed with information, excellent photos and illustrations. Regards, Hoanh Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted September 15, 2013 Report Posted September 15, 2013 Might also be a case of bad photography. Quote
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