is this a new/old tanto

[katsumoto]

hello

 

i`m new to the forum here and i already want to ask some quastions about this tanto

 

can someone pleas help me whit identifying the age or the way it is made

and is it a real one

 

thanks guys

[pcfarrar]

Looks like a chinese fake with etched hamon.

[katsumoto]

more pictures

[katsumoto]

hello

 

thanks for the fast reply

can you pleas tell me whats wrong whit it as i am a rooky and i want to start collecting Japanese swords/whakizashis/tanto`s

[Stephen]

can you pleas tell me whats wrong whit it

 

everything is wrong with it. from deep sori to cheap fittings, study study study.

[katsumoto]

hi Stephen

oke for telling

cheers

[Brian]

Jacob, (please sign all posts with a name and initial, thanks)

The link at the top of the forum to fake swords would be a good place to start. Then you need to see as many real swords as you can, in order to know why these fakes are so obvious. It takes some time, but asking before you buy is a good place to start. We were all where you are once, so keep at it, and remember: books before swords.

 

Brian

[katsumoto]

sorry for the late response

 

thanks for the help

i will post a good wakizashi this week

learnt a lot in just 2 weeks here

 

cheers jacob