Thoughts on this eBay Shin Gunto

[fitzer]

What do you think of this piece:

Thanks

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-Japanese-Army-S ... dZViewItem

[Stephen]

their getting closer all the time ...its a copy

[Mike]

General construction looks good as long as it is not close-up. Tang and kissaki are wrong, hamon is clearly not real, fittings looks exceptionally good. That is my opinion only, of course. Mike

[sencho]

up to $650 already,.... man what a racket!!

 

Hamon looks very fake (even though it is irregular) .... bottom line for me is it is in Hong Kong... there or China and I don't even bother to click.

 

2nd he is keeping all of the bidders Private... presumanbly so no one can tip them off!!

 

There is a couple more in US and Australia selling junk as original too....

 

Also a guy in Japan, who looks to be selling genuine stuff, but has some interesting descriptions

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-Japanese-SA ... dZViewItem

 

Disclaimer - this post is not sanctioned by the Nihonto Message Board or iit's staff or moderators. It is entirely my own opinion.

[Guido]

Also a guy in Japan, who looks to be selling genuine stuff, ...

Look at his ID history: it's mackstar2001 who changed his ID - the third time already, I wonder why ....

[fitzer]

Thanks fellas. I too had my doubts about the hamon. It looks too embellished almost like a fantasy blade. The colours on the fittings also don't look right to the eye, compared with genuine pieces I've seen. Too fresh and again embellished.