is this a machine blade....parhaps chromed

[loiner1965]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0295589129

just browsing the site and saw this...must be showa 1940s and machined blade.

not had chance to deciphe kanji as i am very slow but second kanji i presume is hisa,

looks chromed or highly buffed with etched hamon......i have no intention of buying just speculating

[loiner1965]

parhaps another kanehisa

[Brian]

What is this?

Looks over buffed to me, chromed wouldn't show the hamon. Why is there such a market for mediocre entry level blades that do nothing to show the possibilities of Nihonto? I get asked frequently about these blades that are just ho-hum and only serve to fill a gap on the sword rack. Sorry..just seeing so many enquiries about these. I know you aren't looking to buy it Steve..but the interest in the bids just confuses me. People still think there are hidden treasures?

 

Brian

[loiner1965]

hi brian

i thought exactly same but etched hamon over chrome.

amuses me why people buff metal up to a mirror finish and then think it looks great. in this case do you think the buffing has obscured the hamon by generating too much heat or just a normal case of a false temper line

[Nobody]

I could be wrong, but I suspect that the sword is a cheap reproduction because of its crude mei.

So I do not worry about the blade condition.

[loiner1965]

I could be wrong, but I suspect that the sword is a cheap reproduction because of its crude mei.

So I do not worry about the blade condition.

could be as the rust on the tang and tsuba is still active...usually chinese copies have a distinct damacus type of hamon which this hasnt.

the mei is sloppy but i am no expert in reading kanji....abit like 2 finger typing is where i am at the moment....thank you for your reply.

 

 

edit.....rust might not be still active as its different colour in the other pics so could be just the lighting conditions.....

[Brian]

Agree with Moriyama san,

That mei looks like it was done by someone who has never handled a chisel in his life, and knows nothing about kanji.

The rest is all irrellevant after that.

 

Brian

[Stephen]

is it ok to be on Ebay UK if items not in UK?

[Brian]

Nope. It will get pulled when eBay notices it.

I am not convinced it is a fake....but the mei was added later.

 

Brian

[loiner1965]

Nope. It will get pulled when eBay notices it.

I am not convinced it is a fake....but the mei was added later.

 

Brian

how would they do this.....would it be possible to heat the tang up to cherry red and protect the blade not being heated with welding putty...then chisel a mei in, would this work and not be noticeable

[Brian]

Nakago isn't hardened like the rest of the blade. It is quite easy to cut a mei on a standad nakago long after the blade is forged. No heat necessary.

 

Brian

[loiner1965]

right.....i read the mei as kanehisa who was a showa period smith but that is my translation so i could be wrong lol

[Nobody]

right.....i read the mei as kanehisa who was a showa period smith but that is my translation so i could be wrong lol

The mei is intended to be Kanemoto, I think.

[loiner1965]

right.....i read the mei as kanehisa who was a showa period smith but that is my translation so i could be wrong lol

The mei is intended to be Kanemoto, I think.

thank you Koichi Moriyama san....if they are going to forge a sword then why not pick one of the best names around lol