hmultimedia Posted July 19, 2014 Report Posted July 19, 2014 Hi guys, Is the fact that the kanji grooves are bright like the end of the nakago that hasn't oxidized as much a sign of the mei being added later? Most of the time I see that the mei ages in line with the surrounding surface age or is this normal? Cheers Matt Quote
Grey Doffin Posted July 19, 2014 Report Posted July 19, 2014 Hi Matt, This being a Showa-To, or war time sword, the steel inside the mei hasn't had enough time to oxidize like the surrounding area. Give it a couple hundred years and it will catch up. In this case I don't think this can be taken as evidence of a gimei. Grey Quote
bobtail44 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Posted July 25, 2014 It is also very unlikely that someone would later add a signature to a post WW2 sword, generally speaking imo it just wouldn't be worth it. I actually have an early muromachi wakizashi that a fake signature was added to later and it is obvious in hand that the mei isn't as old as the original blade. The mei is still very old just not as old. Someone has just tried to increase its value, probably to present as a gift. It did happen at times, just not in this example. T Spencer Quote
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