Translation assistance of Katana Tang wanted.

[Kantaro]

Translation assistance of Katana Tang wanted.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Kind regards.

[raaay]

Sorry , it looks like a Chinese copy IMHO trying to look like a  Japanese Tang .

[Kantaro]

23 minutes ago, raaay said:

Sorry , it looks like a Chinese copy IMHO trying to look like a  Japanese Tang .

Thanks Ray.

It has on both sides of the tang the same inscriptions.

I took some more pics.

 

[Brian]

Bad Chinese fake.

[Kantaro]

Is this Chinese fake blade machine made?

Wonder how old these things are?

[ROKUJURO]

Paris,

they are of course factory made for mass sale to those who cannot compare to genuine Japanese swords. They are not "old" (how old is old?) but mostly made after WWII.

In Japan, "old" swords are pre-1600.

Fortunately, swords like this were made by workers who never saw a genuine NIHONTO but just blurry pictures of them, so they are easy to spot. The blade in question shows a bad version of a MEI, so I suspect it was not made in China where many people can write the characters correctly.

[Kantaro]

1 hour ago, ROKUJURO said:

 The blade in question shows a bad version of a MEI, so I suspect it was not made in China where many people can write the characters correctly.

Interesting Jean, do you have a country in mind?

[ROKUJURO]

Yes, I read about  India, Pakistan and Bangladesh making these swords as well.

[Bruce Pennington]

That’s an interesting point, Jean!  Although, some of these, when translated by our guys that read Chinese, actually say a name, usually a current famous person. 
 

The offset mune is standard for Chinese blades, but I have no idea how they look on blades made in the other 3 countries.

[Kantaro]

2 hours ago, ROKUJURO said:

Yes, I read about  India, Pakistan and Bangladesh making these swords as well.

 

Yes indeed Jean. This blade also came with a fake koshirae but with some interesting details. I will make some pics to show you what I mean.

 

[Kantaro]

[ROKUJURO]

Yes, you are right, it is all pretty off and ugly.

If you look at the MACHI you will see that they do not align. That alone is a clear giveaway for non-Japanese manufacture. 

[Kantaro]

Correct, I also wonder if the mei on the Tsuba (Copper cast fake one) is also gibberish?

 

 

[ROKUJURO]

No, it refers to a certain MITSUYUKI, but it is not Japanese as well. Crude and not made with the typical techniques.

[Kantaro]

Hmmmm then maybe the blade could be an Indian Fake and they bought a fake Tsuba in China to mount?

 

They even sell them on Ebay...I do hope they got a cheaper price.

 

 

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