vajo Posted October 31 Report Posted October 31 Sold as original Type98 The good thing is they mark it as fake. 3 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted October 31 Report Posted October 31 Better than the average fake, but still lots of signs. It will bite plenty of the rookies, though. 1 1 Quote
John C Posted October 31 Report Posted October 31 Here's another one. I think we may have seen this one before. The seller guarantees its authenticity!! https://www.ebay.com/itm/267044004791? John C. 1 1 Quote
RobCarter3 Posted October 31 Report Posted October 31 The fake wakase saya fittings on the sword posted by @vajo are frighteningly convincing at a glance. They remind me of some dubious swords I’ve seen on Japanese auction sites that appear to be in brand new reproduction gunto koshirae. Usually rare koshiraes like wakase or Iida latch. Thankfully the rest of this sword has numerous dead giveaways — numbered habaki, kanji on blade, Damascus blade, amateur non-alternating ito, poor quality casting on the tsuba, poor quality seppa, etc. 3 1 Quote
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