tiarnol Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 I am an anthropology student who is doing a museum display case full of Japanese swords and i am needing some assistance in identifying a katana that is part of my display. All of these swords are from our university museum. I have been doing some research on them, but i am a bit overwhelmed and don't know where to start, plus i cannot look at the tang of the sword for any help. How do i go about figuring out what time period i'm dealing with? How do i even tell if it is a real katana (traditionally made or modern machine made)? I would appreciate any help or suggestions i can get! Thank you so much! ~Tiffany Quote
Stephen Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Tiff The Katana in question is a modern reproduction of Nihonto. Really doubt you'd want to display it. Quote
David Flynn Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 This is a reproduction sword. The blades are usually made of alloy and the hamon etched. Quote
Lee Bray Posted October 12, 2010 Report Posted October 12, 2010 I believe I have the wakizashi version of that sword. The menuki are identical but the tsuba is a little different. Saya is the same paint finish; habaki is the same. Bought for the princely sum of HK$50 or US$6.5. The blade on mine is zinc alloy with a ground on hamon, not etched. The fittings are pot metal. Tiffany - the handle should come off the same as a conventional katana. Mine is held on by one mekugi(bamboo pin). One look at your tang should confirm to you that the sword is production. Quote
Wickstrom Posted October 12, 2010 Report Posted October 12, 2010 The pure white Same that looks like popcorn ceiling was a dead give away... Quote
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