trosky92 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Hi, I have a Gunto that seems to model 98, I sent only to make a new leather case, that's it, but I would like to know if it's real or not?, I have removed everything and has no signature, but if you have a serial number .. appreciate it if someone could help me, thanks Doc2.pdfFetching info... Quote
Grey Doffin Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Hi, name please, Sorry, early indications are this is a fake. Can you take a few closeups of the blade? Show us the kissaki (point), the nakago (tang), and another between. The number on the habaki is a red flag; none of the real ones ever had a number here. Your only chance is that somehow a fake habaki was put on a real sword or that the soldier who brought it out of Japan put the number on the habaki. Without that it doesn't look good. Grey Quote
trosky92 Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Posted December 17, 2011 Grey Doffin said: Hi, name please,Sorry, early indications are this is a fake. Can you take a few closeups of the blade? Show us the kissaki (point), the nakago (tang), and another between. The number on the habaki is a red flag; none of the real ones ever had a number here. Your only chance is that somehow a fake habaki was put on a real sword or that the soldier who brought it out of Japan put the number on the habaki. Without that it doesn't look good. Grey hello, my name is Raymond, I've added new photos of kissaki, nakago, among others, I think it may be between a model and NCO Gunto 95 or 98, dedusco by the number on the habaki, or a soldier can also be led and recorded the number already in america, also can not find the signature of the smith in the handle, must be by over-production of these in the second world war I guess, for days clean cloth with oil and a small part of the handle, as my grandfather's keep in fat car and gave me a few months ago, so it will remove grease and debris that had, I did not waste the tsukamaki, and mekugis them out with pliers 25.pdfFetching info... Quote
Grey Doffin Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Hi Raymond, No question; this is a fake. Grey Quote
stephan_hiller Posted December 19, 2011 Report Posted December 19, 2011 Definitely a fake Stephan Quote
Ed Harbulak Posted December 19, 2011 Report Posted December 19, 2011 The pictures are of such poor quality that I really can't tell much about the blade or fittings. It may very well be a genuine Nihonto, but it's been very, very badly abused. Even the fakes look better than this poor blade. It appears that someone has ground the blade so that this particular habaki would fit and at the same time they ground the nakago until it no longer bears any resemblance to what it might have looked like originally. In addition, the kisaki has been horibly modified by grinding which might suggest that the tip of the blade had been broken and someone tried to repair it. So while there's some question in my mind about the blade being a fake, it is definitely and absolutely worthless in this condition. Sorry. Ed Quote
BenoitD Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 Sorry Raymond, a reproduction sword. Benoit D Quote
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