Carps357 Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Hi there, can anyone tell me the age of this sword and where it likely was made? Quote
Shugyosha Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Hi Petro, It's probably going to be hard to pin it down without more detailed photographs. By where was it made, do you mean is it Japanese or are you looking for a particular school or province within Japan? At first blush it looks (to me) to be a genuine Japanese sword but I might change my mind on that if I saw some close-up shots - that might give a more precise idea of where it was made, but may not. Assuming that it is a genuine Japanese sword then, unfortunately, there's no signature on the tang so, without more detail, dating it comes down to the colour of the patina on the tang (which might be unreliable) and I'd stick my finger in the air and say anything from 1900 up to World War 2. The long, slanting file marks on the tang are common to a wide range of periods so they don't really help with dating it. The tsuba looks like it might be OK (i.e. a genuine period piece) from the photographs and the design of the scabbard is one found on genuine Japanese swords but it may not be original to the blade as it looks a little too long. Sorry, it's hard to say much more without some better pictures - if you can post some you'll get some better opinions. If this is something you're looking at buying rather than something you've bought already, I'd say doing so isn't without some risk so proceed with caution unless it's very cheap. 1 Quote
Carps357 Posted January 24 Author Report Posted January 24 Heya I was told it’s a 1940s civilian katana, not too worried about the school just confirming it’s Japanese, cheers for that 1 Quote
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