Gunto mei

[Ben]

Hello,

I'm new to the forum and I just trade a blade that is supposed to be a gunto.

I know nothing about kanji.

Someone can help me understanding the mei?

Thank you very much!

 

[cabowen]

Looks like a Chinese fake.....Showa date.....appears to be march 13, 1974...

[Ben]

Thank you Chris.

At least it's a beautiful fake. Look at the pics!

Do you think it have some value?

 

 

 

 

Benoit

[cabowen]

Hmmm, hamon looks acid etched and being artificial, it wouldn't even be useful as a cutting blade....you might get a couple hundred on ebay....

[Max C]

The fittings are also interesting (except for the ito). http://img132.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=14685306.jpg

 

If its a chinese fake its the best I ever saw.

 

As for being inneficient as a cutting blade, it depends on the steel, the hamon hasn't much to do if traditional methods weren't used, many modern production katana have fake hamon and cut very well.

[Jamie]

The fittings are also interesting (except for the ito). http://img132.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=14685306.jpg

 

If its a Chinese fake its the best I ever saw.

 

As for being inefficient as a cutting blade, it depends on the steel, the hamon hasn't much to do if traditional methods weren't used, many modern production katana have fake hamon and cut very well.

 

 

I agree with Chris that is probably a fake.

If you're going to cut with a blade-you'd want to know it's been hardened. Most of the ones you are most likely referring to- if they do cut well, without losing their edge will be through hardened with a fake Hamon. I'm talking about production blades though-not Fakes.

[W K Clifford]

I agree with Chris that is probably a fake.

 

what do you mean probably, you trying to be polite?

[cabowen]

The hamon indicates the blade has a hardened edge. If the edge hasn't been hardened and only a cosmetic hamon applied, it will not hold an edge and thus be worthless as a cutting instrument.

[Grey Doffin]

This is a fake. No question. A fake and nothing but. The hamon is cosmetic and ugly. Please do not try to cut with it. If you do you risk serious injury if/when the blade shatters. It has value only as a wall hanger, whatever someone who doesn't know better will pay.

Grey

[Nobody]

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At least it's a beautiful fake. Look at the pics!

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There is no beautiful fake in the world.

[Brian]

There is no beautiful fake in the world.

The first one here who posts a pic of a woman or any part of her....gets a week's ban.

 

 

I agree with you Moriyama san.

 

Brian

[Ben]

Ok thank you everybody for the help.

 

Ben

[DirkO]

Just as a nice addendum :

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_van_Meegeren