Two more Katanas walked into the shop.

[Get Paid Pawn]

Hey fellas, couple more Katanas walked into the shop last week.  Need to call on your expertise again.  Any help and information would be much appreciated.  If they're real I'd like to know how to tell, and if they are repros I'd like to know as well.  Thanks in advance.  I will upload the second set of pics on a different post.  

[Ray Singer]

Please see below.

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

[Matsunoki]

Horrible cheap fake. It is so far away from the real thing. Sorry.

[Kiipu]

Sorry, I am unable to translate it.  The first two characters could be a Japanese last name.  However, the last three make no sense.

小浦 Kora/Ora.

亰？郎.

[BANGBANGSAN]

15 hours ago, Kiipu said:

Sorry, I am unable to translate it.  The first two characters could be a Japanese last name.  However, the last three make no sense.

小浦 Kora/Ora.

亰？郎.

@BANGBANGSAN

小浦 宗五郎 Koura Sougorou

[Bugyotsuji]

Re Koura Sougorou. 小浦 宗五郎氏（公益財団法人 日本美術刀剣保存協会会員）

He’s a member of the NBTHK. 

｜｜石川県立歴史博物館 (ishikawa-rekihaku.jp)

[Bruce Pennington]

JJ,

There are several signs of fakery, but you can easily see this one.  When swords come into your shop, check the blade tip.  If it's angled, like this one, it's a sure sign of Chinese fakery:

 

They should have a nice, gradual curve, like this one:

[John C]

Another red flag is the obvious "damascus" pattern in the steel. This was an uncommon method of folding in Japanese swords.

 

John C.