Inoue Shinkai (Likely gimei)

[Teece3]

I'm trying to get some expert opinions of this sword, it's likely a knockoff but thought I could get some insight from the pros here. It's a nice looking Wakizashi, but seems too good to be true. 

[Ron M]

Looks like an eBay Kimonjo offer…buyer beware 😉

[Teece3]

Ron, you sir are correct. The listing ended but it caught my eye for a second.  Even with NBTHK should these listings be avoided? 

[Brian]

Lol..Komonjo.
It will have old papers, and would have bounced as gimei already.

[Nihonto student]

At least in this case they had the foresight to place a blade on a suitable surface to photograph it...when I see their photos with the blades on the floor I feel indignant...gimei or not, quality or not but an ORIGINAL piece deserves however respect... you can expect this from a person unaware of this world, but from a professional seller definitely not.

[2devnul]

16 hours ago, Teece3 said:

...  Even with NBTHK should these listings be avoided? 

 

Hi,

 

Depends, sometimes he sells nice swords with recent/new NBTHK papers. I think these are legit and worth biding if you are interested.  

Also, he has a very nice offer of Nihonto-alike training swords.