Is this original katana?

[adam133722]

Hello.

I want to buy this katana but I'm not sure if this is original or chinese fake. Can you check those photos and anwser? https://allegro.pl/oferta/oryginalna-katana-uchigatana-kanetomo-mino-7925334165This is polish auction web site.

Sorry for bad english.

[Surfson]

I can't make out the signature, but based only on these photos, I think that it is a genuine Japanese sword.  if those are zloty, is that about $300 US?   If so, it appears to be a good deal. 

[adam133722]

Thank you for anwser. The offer looks like real and seller is dating sword for 400-470 years ago. I got more pictures of blade but it doesn't help with checking originality

[16k]

I can’t seem to see any hada. Do you have a picture of the whole blade. I’d like to see the nakago and the blade on the same picture because I have some Chinese swords whose Hamon look suspiciously like that!

[adam133722]

I got only those 3 more pictures.

[16k]

Look, I’m no expert, but you should ask the guy for a picture of the whole blade without fittings. The tang looks real but I’m not so sure about the blade. Tsunami Dragon, à Chinese eBay seller makes blades with a very similar Hamon and no Hada.

 

I still wonder if the blade and the tang belong to the same sword.

[John A Stuart]

7500zl is about $2000US is it not? Might be alright there, but, I'd hesitate at more. John

[16k]

Here's an example of hamon by Tsunami Dragon.

[adam133722]

I got next 3 pictures.

[SteveM]

兼友入道之作

 

Kanetomo Nyūdō kore wo tsukuru

 

Made by Kanetomo Nyūdō

 

 

Looks OK to me. Maybe it has been lightly acid washed to make the hamon pop. This is not desirable to most nihonto collectors, so it could be remedied by having the blade polished. 

[Logan09]

My only comment is it looks like it has a brass habaki that isn't fitted right.

[Surfson]

About the price, I saw the 1300 number - maybe that is the buyer's premium?  $2000 is not as much of a good deal.

[ROKUJURO]

TSUKA (handle), HABAKI and SAYA (sheath) seem to be new and are probably from a cheap decoration sword or IAITO. Parts of the blade look like an oil-hardened one from WW II to me. NAKAGO looks old, though.

One would have to see the blade in hand to decide. As you are not an expert, better be careful.   

[16k]

Okay, so nakago and blade belong to the same sword. Nakago looks old, blade not so much, maybe it was just acid etched and it’s real but of it were me, I’d still regard it as suspicious...

 

...still, some more experienced members here should be more trusted than me, it’s just a gut feeling.

[adam133722]

Thank you all for every anwsers. I got more pictures

http://zdjecia.interia.pl/galeria,gcsi,4CA691B068A27317EF5A46E2236400394C886798#/

http://zdjecia.interia.pl/galeria,gcsi,7C58FF6A53191F6D997AFE986F6369380E47E3E5#/

http://zdjecia.interia.pl/galeria,gcsi,DCD8C31B7A5B630DE5DD23ED65B66DDE3680D146#/

http://zdjecia.interia.pl/galeria,gcsi,495212DAF00B7FCFCD90F4612A2DED2F2E9B366F#/

http://zdjecia.interia.pl/galeria,gcsi,7745C62397DFDA71CAB3FD071C7779EC4305DBAD#/

http://zdjecia.interia.pl/galeria,gcsi,FAAD571043724A78A715910917467932F8F58605#/

http://zdjecia.interia.pl/galeria,gcsi,0B4742C7ABA4265C439DEB0B6AD5ABDC071BDD86#/

but I think I will consider it bit more.

[Tom Darling]

It doesn't pass the smell test, imo.

 

Tom D.

[Surfson]

Looks to me to be genuine, but somebody buffed the blade or treated it with some very fine steel wool or sandpaper.  Not worth the money that was discussed, in my opinion.

[Stephen]

pass