see the copists at work !!

[Bungo]

http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/sl ... tionId=614

 

milt the ronin

[John A Stuart]

Free enterprise in all its glory. Good and bad. John

[tonyb]

ill bet the infrequent metal sheath ancient ninja Japanese sword factory is just around the corner.

cheers tony

[Jason]

ok I've only learnt my lesson from observing you guys on this board and doing some research of my own - and I have just bought some of the resources suggetsed here from Amazon

 

I have also bought some rubbish from ebay

 

sometimes I see "genuine Japanese signed by the smith" blades from China and people are bidding hundreds of dollars for them!

 

its scary and its annoying as well (makes it harder for the genuine collectors)

 

regards

 

Jason

[QuangD]

It seems like they can reproduce art like the original painting. One day, they can reproduce Nihonto and gimei signature like the original work of Nihonto...........

 

We will be flushed Nihonto all over on Ebay.....and certificate Paper...LOL

[Jason]

check out this Japanese antique via canada via china :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/18th-Japanese-WIDE- ... dZViewItem

 

does anyone even know what the "swordsmith" signature says ? I'm curious

 

yet another one with a signed tsuba even http://cgi.ebay.com/45-Ancient-Razor-Sh ... dZViewItem

 

going for over $300 - wow

 

 

Jason

[USMC-LCPL]

Holy crap... that guy just copied and pasted stuff from the links on this site!

 

I gotta be honest though, the blade looks pretty good to my untrained eye... Kinda wondering why the tsuba is an obviously Chinese dragon though... and why the tsuka looks like it was wrapped in shoelaces.

 

Yeah... it was the cotton tsuka-ito that made me suspicious...

[Guest Simon Rowson]

You've got to give it to them..... the devious Chinese fakers are getting better all the time!