Please help me identify shoshinmei or gimei (genuine or fake signature), real Japanese sword or fake?

[Ivan Albright]

Hello, This sword was given to me as a gift and I need help identifying whether it is a real Japanese sword or a fake Chinese replica. Please let me know if these pictures will suffice or if you need other pictures. Thank you in advance for any help or advice.al Ple

[Grey Doffin]

Not 100% certain but best guess is not made in Japan.

Grey

[Ray Singer]

Ivan, this appears to be a typical Chinese fake. Please see below for a link to help identify the red flags.

http://www.jssus.org/nkp/fake_japanese_swords.html

[Brian]

Agree, Chinese modern production. Wonder what they have written there?

[Ray Singer]

貞治二年 - (Jōji ni nen) is a date of 1363.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jōji#:~:text=Jōji (貞治) was a Japanese,Go-Kōgon-tennō).

 

 

[Brian]

Lol. Slightly optimistic. Thanks Ray

[Ivan Albright]

Thank you for the feedback.  I really appreciate it!

[Kiipu]

On 11/1/2022 at 10:34 AM, Brian said:

Wonder what they have written there?

 

The signature is 坂田義人一郎 and one possible reading is Sakata Yoshito Ichirō.  This is just three names strung along one after the other.  There is another sword in Russia with the same signature, but the date is 寛文十三年六月 (1673).

寬 = 寛 = 宽.