Any opinions

[Buhnevici]

Hello good people!

 

I have a question regarding the sword in the picture. The stamp looks military (and fake?) but I wondered if it was in any way normal to inscribe a name as it is (Hideya..?) instead of on the tang.

 

i’m sorry if these are obvious questions but I know very little. Could this be a regular factory made officers katana? The tsuba and ray-skin and other details seem to be of much higher quality than I would expect in a reproduction as well.

 

Respectfully from Sweden,

Alexander Buhnevici

Huijserius@gmail.com

Edited March 24, 2024 by Buhnevici
Spelled sword wrong

[David Flynn]

Sorry Chinese copy.

[Buhnevici]

Don’t be sorry David, thank you for the reply 🙏🏻

[John C]

8 hours ago, Buhnevici said:

Could this be a regular factory made officers katana?

Alexander:

As David stated, a definite reproduction. For reference, the carving on the blade was almost never done and certainly not a carved sakura. In addition, the stamped numbers on the habaki are almost never done but are found frequently on fakes.

John C.