Buyer Warning - Fake hiding in the group

[Bruce Pennington]

Just an effort to warn potential buyers.  There is a group of 5 swords for sale by Rock Island HERE that has a fake Type 95 NCO in the mix.  I've messaged them, so hopefully they will adjust their item description.  They usually will add the work "style" into an item description if questionable, like "Samurai style sword" or "NCO style sword" but this one is straight out described as "2) NCO sword, 35 1/2" OAL, 26" single fuller blade, metal hilt and sheath."

 

[Mister Gunto]

Good catch! Looks like one of those counterfeits that were coming out of (I think) Poland, a couple years ago.

Hopefully RIA will update the listing.

 

A few years ago I sold off a few high condition milsurp rifles out of my collection. They were advertising as looking for consignments, so I emailed them. Got a reply from one of their reps, and at his request, sent him some photos and a description. He sounded interested...but then never got back to me. So I wound up selling them through GB, did well on the sales.

 

2 years later, I start getting phone calls from RIA, asking me if I still wanted to sell my collection. I told them what happened, and that they're no longer available. I still get a cold call about from them every six months...

[Brian]

Don't we have a member here that works for RIA? Can't remember who.