oristt Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Here is some photos: Any help would be much appreciated.
Baka Gaijin Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Evening Kyle, I reckon it's Chinese, Dr Stein has a section regarding these on this excellent site. Cheers Malcolm
oristt Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 Just got some more photos: thanks all :D
Grey Doffin Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Kyle, It's a fake, a flagrant one at that, and no amount of photographs will make it less so. You need to buy books and study before you try to buy a sword; otherwise you'll just waste your money. Grey
Splidge Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Kyle I take it that its this one ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/handmade-signed-j ... 240%3A1318 Good write up, although I doubt if any or all of it is true, If you have bid well lets hope you get out bid regards Frank
oristt Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 Hello all, Yes it is the one on ebay Frank. Did you read it they are selling it as the real deal and NO i haven't placed a bid LOL Kyle
IanB Posted February 3, 2009 Report Posted February 3, 2009 Kyle, I love the tale about having taken it to the Royal Armouries. Had they done so they would have been told, in the nicest possible way, that it was a Chinese copy. It is possible I did see this wretched item. A guy rang to say his grandfather had died and he had found about a dozen Japanese swords in the attic and that they had been collected about 50 years earlier. On his arrival, clutching a bin bag full of swords, it was amusing to see they were all modern Chinese junk. The guy seemed rather put out that I wouldn't give him a document to say they were all genuine. Ian Bottomley
huntershooter Posted February 3, 2009 Report Posted February 3, 2009 I just received an email from the seller: "You're kidding me, right? My thanks XXX" This was in response to my information provided to seller at his request (see auction) for a translation of mei. Yes, of course my translation was: "Made in China, 1999".
oristt Posted February 3, 2009 Author Report Posted February 3, 2009 "Made in China, 1999" LOL............ :lol: that has made my day :lol:
Splidge Posted February 4, 2009 Report Posted February 4, 2009 Well, not a bad Chinese fake price, £295.50, come on know own up who bought it
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