rdooner8 Posted April 10, 2021 Report Posted April 10, 2021 This is a sword I picked up not long ago, I have no idea of the origin, if it is a fake, replica or real? There is markings on the blade I would love some help translating and if anyone knows anything else it would be appreciated Quote
quoshy Posted April 10, 2021 Report Posted April 10, 2021 Sorry for the bad news, very much not an authentic nihonto. Quote
rdooner8 Posted April 10, 2021 Author Report Posted April 10, 2021 Is there anything else you could tell me? I thought it might be because of the gold inscription, additional photos.. Quote
Brian Posted April 10, 2021 Report Posted April 10, 2021 Let's just say it couldn't easily be more fake if it tried No no no....nothing here is correct. Sorry. Quote
rdooner8 Posted April 10, 2021 Author Report Posted April 10, 2021 I know but I was still interested in some sort of translation or identification of steel Quote
Brian Posted April 10, 2021 Report Posted April 10, 2021 Can't translate gibberish. It's meaningless. And the steel is of no consequence. Whatever steel the Chinese had lying around. It's a wallhanger. 1 Quote
Gakusee Posted April 10, 2021 Report Posted April 10, 2021 It has half heartedly tried to put a date on one side of the nakago. The sloppily chiselled kanji try to say Showa 18, ie 1943 but the date is not finished properly. Then the name of a hypothetical smith on the other side. 1 1 Quote
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