Tanto with this style kabuto-gane?

[Alex A]

Looked Shinogi-zukuri above in the first images, its not.

 

As expected, rough nakago. 

 

Its a proper oddball. Nakago ana in the wrong place for an ubu sword and the nakago looks like it was finished terribly, even with the strange and unnatural patina.

 

Get the impression its not that old but someone has tried to make it look old.

 

Cant make out hada.

 

Sorry, was hoping for a better result.

 

 

[Matsunoki]

As John said, it’s a typical low quality item (probably the top portion of an older damaged blade) re-worked and put in a random selection of fittings to sell to the the eager but uninformed Gaijin in Meiji/Taisho. Common to find these very poor horimono that were added quickly to enhance the “appeal”. Best to be honest. 

[Minseito1941]

After researching this seems like what it is. Possibly early rather than late Meiji to explain the patina but otherwise everything checks out.

  On 6/30/2024 at 12:45 PM, Matsunoki said:

As John said, it’s a typical low quality item (probably the top portion of an older damaged blade) re-worked and put in a random selection of fittings to sell to the the eager but uninformed Gaijin in Meiji/Taisho. Common to find these very poor horimono that were added quickly to enhance the “appeal”. Best to be honest. 

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[Minseito1941]

Seems like this one 

 

[Minseito1941]

There is a fault on the Nakago where it would meet the habaki so I am inclined towards an older blade with a fault quickly pawned off to unsuspecting tourists

[Minseito1941]

For only 50$ it in my opinion is still an interesting piece from a historical standpoint of when the Japanese Empire joined the western nations

[Minseito1941]