Military Sword Katana - Japan Ww2 Autenthic Or Fake ?

[aldomilitaria]

Hello   everyone  

 

please  this is my   firs  Japanese  sword    

 

authentic   or fake   

 

 

Regards 

[EdWolf]

IMHO it's a fake.

Best regards, Ed

[Brian]

On a fake scale of 1 to 10 it is an 11.


Ignore ANY military sword with etched symbols on the blade, just to be safe.

[BANGBANGSAN]

Fake

[Bruce Pennington]

Best Gifu stamp I've seen on a fake so far. That's sad to see that they are getting better.

 

Hope you didn't pay too much (these sell as reproductions for $150 USD). We've all been there my fellow learner! I still have my bad fake I bought when I first started!

 

If you plan to collect, start by spending some time looking over these pages: http://ohmura-study.net/900.html. It's got fabulous examples of all the types, and best of all - it's free!

[aldomilitaria]

thanks  for the information  guys  

 i paid     400 euro                

a lot of reproduction nowadays

[DRDave]

a lot of reproduction nowadays

 

And increasing every day.

[vajo]

Aldo take it as a learning effect.

[Shamsy]

Not that many good reproductions, mostly the usual crap that's easy to spot. The whole scare was originally a myth perpetrated by merchants to sell substandard 95s at exorbitant prices and has been used for years.

[Mister Gunto]

Sorry you got scammed. It happens to most of us at one point or another, especially when we first begin collecting. If you can't get your money back, then take it as a learning experience. Check out the forums here, and elsewhere, for info before you next purchase.

 

Here's a really good page for info on the Type 95's. Its helped me quite a bit:

 

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/Japanese-militaria/ija-type-95-nco-sword-info-228172/

[zook]

Also, there is this particular  sword for sale that caught my attention for a few seconds.  Due to the poo photos, I was actually ignorant enough to think it might be a copper, until I saw there was a drag and a machine screw in the handle.   I am sharing because the seller sent me a much better pick of the Fuchi (attached).    Serial number range is another issue.  

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/202575490435?ul_noapp=true

 

Dan 

[Bruce Pennington]

This one seems legit. Stamps are right. Tsuka is just painted brown, and I’ve seen this before on real 95s. Serial number is quite early, so a real find if it checks out. All the pics are lousy, so that can hide othe telltale signs. I’d ask the seller for a clear pic of the blade tip, scabbard tip and serial number with inspector stamp.

[Dalva]

Hello

 

Just wondering if this sword fake because the engraving on the blade doesnt look like Japanese Character

 

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1930-s-Japanese-Sword-/303037450183

 

Thx for the help

[Bruce Pennington]

That one’s quite ugly. Likely a fake.

[Dalva]

Thank you

[Gang Wang]

This is a fake one made in China.Normally it is worth only $50 USD.

Whenever you find any Chinese characters on the blade, you can treat it as a fake one.