swords

[scott 88]

All,

I apologize for starting what is likely a common thread, but I have a sword that is a mystery and I need some expert input into what I have found.  Please forgive newbie language.

The blade of the sword is 27.5 inches long and the sword weighs 3.1 pounds.  What confuses me about this sword is the following:

The Blade

It appears that the blade has a very prominent Jihada which I think is Itame Hada. The blade is steel in that magnets do adhere to it.

The blade has a defined Kissaki and a defined Yokote

The blade is still somewhat sharp, but not razor sharp

The blade has a full tang, but no signature.  It does have a couple of black marks that look like a 'I' and a 'O'

 

The Fittings

The Habaki has numbers stamped on it

The handle appears to have the correct wrap and the correct ray skin

 

The scabbard

The scabbard seems to fit the sword in its design and its ornamentation

To me, the scabbard seems too ornate

 

So I hope I may be able to tap into the collective knowledge of the group and I thank you all in advance

 

[waljamada]

Hi and welcome, the blade you have is not a Japanese blade or classified as nihonto.  It is a manufactured Chinese made blade that often have those number stamps on the habaki, that same steel pattern and koshirae which is all the pieces together besides the blade such as the guard, handle and scabbard etc..

[PNSSHOGUN]

Adam is right, it's a poor Chinese fake:

 

http://www.jssus.org...japanese_swords.html

 

 

[Brian]

Very very obvious fake. Nothing there is really right for a genuine sword.

[Paz]

Not even a paul chen made Japanese like sword.  But welcome to the boards dude. 

[scott 88]

Thank you all. Just means the search continues for me. :)
 

 

[oli]

38 minutes ago, scott 88 said:

Thank you all. Just means the search continues for me.
 

 

better: the learning continues

[Bruce Pennington]

Scott,

Welcome to the Learning Curve!  We've all been there.

 

Start with these common fakes:

 

https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/gallery/category/7-fake-Japanese-swords/