cabowen Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 kevin smith said: Fake or real ? Both..... Quote
kevin smith Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Posted July 19, 2011 I have heard and been told there are alot of fake's of O-Sa. Most just assume its fake,,,but from what Im finding....if its fake....Its a really good one ! Im just looking for slightly more informed people than myself. Im a knifemaker and a lover of Japanese cutlery....but not a very good appraiser. Quote
paulb Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Kevin, It would be almost impossible to confirm the authenticity of your sword from images even if we had the skills to do it which mosst of us dont. If you were to post a better image of the signature it is possilbe that some might be able to confirm that it was gimei (false signature). based on pure statisitcs the liklihood is that it is not by O Sa. It is not surpirising that you believe it to be a good sword, if someone was trying to imitate a great smith they at least needed a good sword to use as a starting point. If you think there is the possibility of this being right the only course of action is to submit it to shinsa. If you are in the USA you may wish to put it in to one of the NTHK events coming up shortly. Alternatively you could send it to the NBTHK for appraisal in Japan. It may be that you defy the statistics and odds and this proves to be an important work. Based on what little can be seen in the images shown so far I doubt this is the case. however I wish you luck in your search. Best Regards Paul Quote
Jacques Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Hi, Paul, look at the sugata, does it resemble O-Sa's ones ? Quote
paulb Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Hi Jacques, no it doesnt look like any I can remember (working from memory because I am on holiday and away from any references.) however based on Kevins belief that the workmanship is close ( I may be misinterpretting what he said) i think the only way he can be really satisfied is to submit it to a shinsa panel. For what it is worth I think it is wrong too. regards Quote
Mark Green Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Kevin, For many years, there were dozens of smiths signing 'Sa'. And much later, there were even more "Fakers" signing good looking blades to make people think they were buying a real O-Sa. So, as said above, if it matters to you, send it to shinsa. There are a couple happening this year here in the US. You never know. But to me, your blade does not have that great organic look of O-Sa. And he was very early period. Quote
kevin smith Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Posted July 19, 2011 Thank You for all the comments and info. Quote
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