aabderson Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 Happy New years everyone! Anyone wanna offer their opinion on if this katana is authentic? I believe it is and it has been shortened. But never hurts to ask the professionals. Any other information is helpful as well! Thanks! Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 Hi Alex, it is a sword, and probably an authentic one, and older than WWII; that much can be stated. But the photos are not good enough to comment much. The TSUBA seems to be by BUSHU no JU MASAKATA, and the blade was probably shortened at one time. Have a look into your PM for more information. Quote
Shugyosha Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 Hi Alex, Happy New Year to you too. I'm going to go with "probably" - I can't see anything to make me think it isn't genuine but the photos are coming up pretty small on my screen and a full length shot of blade with the habaki off would help too if you're able post one. The fittings do look good from the photos, the tsuba is signed Bushu ju Masakata and looks quite nicely done as does the fuchi and I think those are fairly good signs. Anyway, I'm sure you'll get some comments from those with bigger screens and better eyes shortly. Quote
chi fan wong Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 looking at the ko-shinogi location and shape, along with the shape and depth of the futasuji-hi, it seems the blade may have been a bit over polished. Quote
aabderson Posted January 1 Author Report Posted January 1 Any guesses on an age it was made? I was thinking the fittings were edo but wasn’t sure about the age of the blade Quote
William Jennings Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 I would agree on edo for the fittings, and possibly Koto on the blade. But I’m sure others who know more will be able to give more information Quote
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