Muramasa

[nambo]

is it real muramasa blade?

Eli

[Hoshi]

No it's not. Someone is trying to play you. I bet it feels like a bargain and it's stirring the spirits of greed deep inside. Good you post here, we will banish these evil ghosts. 

 

Aside from the lack of basically all classical muramasa kantei points, the nakago is wrong. Look at the chisel stroke, they feel fresh, crisp and deep, without any differential texturing due to aging. This is a big red flag for muromachi and older work. I'm not even refering to the stroke patterns for which I am not a good judge. Signature was added recently, and Nakado feels repatinated. This guy is fishing for a sucker, stay away. Look at the thickness of the Nakago, unless this was a Yoroi-doshi you won't find such thick tantos from the muromachi period. 

[seattle1]

Hello:

 There are no judges' stamps on the origami.

 Arnold F.

[Curran]

Hello:

 There are no judges' stamps on the origami.

 Arnold F.

 

+1

[Gakusee]

I echo the concerns raised about this tanto. Muramasa is one of the most faked names:

- origami looks odd

- nakago is not properly shaped

- worried about the signature - look at the difference in execution of “Mura” and “Masa”. Wobbly lines. “Mura” seems to have been added after the holes were drilled and seems squeezed into the available space

- critique the filemarks on the nakago

- hada a bit too rough and too hamon looks too Mino like. Usually more nie and more kinsuji in his hamon

And so on and so forth

[Rivkin]

I've been dealing with the seller for something like 10 years now. He sells first rate items, but  just as easily he can take on a known fake.

This one will not paper NBTHK Muramasa. 

 

Kirill R.