Aoi Art selling a showato??

[pcfarrar]

I just noticed Aoi are selling a machine made WW2 showato

 

Surely this sort of sword is illegal in Japan??

 

https://www.aoi-art.com/auction/en/auct ... 1141534367

[David Flynn]

It problably got through because it dosen't have an exceptance stamp.

David

[pcfarrar]

I can't belive someone is bidding 200,000 yen for a gimei showato :lol:

 

I have noticed Aoi Auctions seems to be a dumping ground to offload all the "bad" stuff. Still at least they are truthful....

[Rich T]

I may be wrong, that showato can be sent out of the country as long as they dont come back. No one really cares about that.

 

Rich

[Nobody]

I do not think that the showato in question is illegal. At least formally, the nihonto was registered and also has Torokusho.

I do not know the exact conditions for nihonto to be accepted by the authority. Is it acceptable using machine hammer in forging process?

[Mantis dude]

In reading the interview book on modern swordsmiths (can't remember exact name of it) there were comments that many smiths today use the electric hammer. So that has no bearing. I believe it is mostly due to steel although even older swords used non-tamahagne steel, but those are traditionally made. What about oil tempered swords are they legal or not?

[Andrew Ickeringill]

Another reason for swordsmiths to use the power hammer in this day and age is the fact that the average swordsmith simply can't afford to have 2 or 3 deshi hammering away with him as is the traditional way, so a power hammer is necessary (or at least a huge help) to get the work done alone.

[Nobody]

  Andrew I said:

so a power hammer is necessary (or at least a huge help) to get the work done alone.

Thanks Andrew,

Yes, you are right. I also realized the same thing just after my previous post.