Wakizashi Identification!

[Tokugawa Gord]

  On 11/7/2020 at 11:29 PM, DoTanuki yokai said:

It would be helpfull if you put down that "habaki" but i would say from what i see its a shortend sue bizen blade.

I think its a Sukesada 😄

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Hello Christian, I have managed to finally pull off the habaki. Please find pictures attached, I think you are right. 

[Tokugawa Gord]

  On 11/8/2020 at 2:49 AM, Ken-Hawaii said:

You cam use a piece of wood, tapped by a small hammer, to persuade the habaki to stretch & yawn.

 

Weldome to NMB, Gordan.

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Thank you so much Ken! I finally managed to take off the habaki, it was cemented on there pretty well (took a lot more than a piece of wood) . Find pictures without the habaki attached, and let me know your thoughts

[Tokugawa Gord]

  On 11/8/2020 at 6:17 PM, Stephen said:

Im still in true nihonto court but she's heavily abused blade might have been katana at one time.

Light tapping on habaki to see whats under but possible its braised on.

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Hello Stephen! It is with great excitement that I would like to announce that I managed to take off the habaki. It took some serious grit and pounding but here are the shots :). Let me know what you think. 

[Tokugawa Gord]

  On 11/8/2020 at 4:31 PM, 16k said:

Actually, looking at it again, while I still have doubts about the blade, I’m starting to think the Habaki won’t move because it isn’t a Habaki. The shape looks suspicious, just like a big piece of yellow copper pipe fitted and maybe cemented to the blade.

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You were spot on. Upon finally removing the habaki, it was indeed cemented to the blade somehow. Pictures for your reference included. 

[ChrisW]

Looking at the machi, someone has butchered them so they no longer line up correctly by grinding up the blade. However, misaligned machi is also a HUGE red flag for a Chinese fake. So.. this definitely muddies the waters more.

 

My gut says its still real.. just horribly abused and thrown into lousy modern mounts.

[Dave R]

Writing as someone who did also once buy a nihonto blade in type 95 mounts, I think it's a real blade abused and fitted up to sell. It could be Bubba or one of the (much) less scrupulous dealers. The nakago is too good for a cheap Chinese knock off in my opinion.

 

[16k]

I agree. Especially since the ha machi looks like it’s been hacked. chines blades show misaligned machi, but they look clean.