Are These Scars Fatal Flaw on Shinogi Ji

[CoastieMike]

I am fairly new to collecting. I have an Edo period nihonto with a few scars on shinogi ji. I am curious if these would be considered a fatal flaw. I believe they are carbon pits created during forging process. Thank you.

 

[16k]

Fatal, no. They’re ware. But they certainly distract from the beauty and price of the blade. If the question is"can they be corrected", we’ll not by a polish. It can be repaired by a skillful polisher that can fill the ware with some metal, but it will still be somewhat visible and pricey. Not worth it Imho.

JP

[Babu]

I have to agree with Jean Pierre.

It generally indicates a lack of forging skill from what I have been told.

It would be hard to realise a good price with those and some people like myself try not to buy flawed blades due to the lack of forging skill and the overall appearance.

Did you buy it like that or did they open during a polish?

Nice mounts from what I can see.

[CoastieMike]

I bought it like that from Japan for a decent price. I just wanted something as a nice display piece. More pictures below. 

[raaay]

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The mounts are of the theme - Shoki the demon killer , Shoki is the one on the Tsuba .