The worst ever mei removal?

[Guest Simon R]

Have a pesky gimei? 
No problem - just call in Bubba with his Walmart wood file.

The shinsa will never even notice!
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275622817819

 

[Baba Yaga]

I've seen worse. A least someone used a file and not a high speed grinder. 

[The Blacksmith]

Why on earth would anybody do this??  

[lonely panet]

looks like a gendai area removal.  so thats a good guestion for a gendai

[Mister Gunto]

Yikes! Makes me wonder if it's a wartime Showato with the Showa date and 2-Mei signature removed. As well as the end of the nakago ground away, and a fake "semi mekugi-ana hole" added to make it look as if it's a suriage older blade. 

[Baba Yaga]

What's a fake? Forgeries are meant to deceive experts who authenticate / certify art. They're not meant to deceive your average collector who has a bunch of books.

 

The Chinses junk is meant to deceive Not collectors, but none educated treasure hunters. Please don't tell me how good the Chinese Junk is getting and how it fooled someone. I don't care, it's not my thing. 

 

Most of the Gimei I see on authentic Nihonto is so far out of sho-shin context, one does wonder what the purpose was.  I have my own theories, but they are just that.