Help Identifying Katana

[Ronin]

Iv`e had this sword for a while now and i wish to know more about it.

On the tang was enscribed 山本川子 (Yamamoto Kawa-ko) has number nine writen in ink & has the seriel number 690609 or the other way round. I am lead to belive early 20th centery to 1945.

 

Thanks.

 

[Kai-Gunto]

Thats a fake.

No numbers on samurai swords.

[Ronin]

Ok i expet that. yet the blade is damascus steel & definitely old hence my curiosity.

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Ronin (name please)

This is 100% fake, probably Chinese, and a crude fake at that.  Not much age to it; maybe 20 years.  It was made to look old.

Grey

[Ronin]

Thank you Grey, the names Christopher morris.
So i will not lose any sleep restoring it.

[Kai-Gunto]

Thank you Grey, the names Christopher morris.

So i will not lose any sleep restoring it.

Go ahead..... Watch Your fingers

[Marius]

Hm, the first site to go to to learn a bit about fakes:

 

http://www.jssus.org/nkp/fake_japanese_swords.html

 

And don't cut anything with it:

[Kronos]

Hm, the first site to go to to learn a bit about fakes:

 

http://www.jssus.org/nkp/fake_japanese_swords.html

 

And don't cut anything with it:

 

I'd still prefer him to cut something with it than a real nihonto

[Ronin]

not even watemelons?

[Marius]

Christopher,

 

I think you are quite safe with melons 

[Dr Fox]

Thank you Grey, the names Christopher morris.

So i will not lose any sleep restoring it.

Chris

 

'Restore it' Its where it is now, waste not a penny more.

[Lee Bray]

I wouldn't even trust cutting watermelons...

If the tang fails or the loose fit tsuka and chop stick mekugi(I'm presuming) fail on a swing or in a cut, then 3 ft of sharpened steel is flying through the air with no planned flight path...those stories are out there and they're not kiddy bedtime stories, either.

Spend a few more dollars and buy a purpose made martial arts blade from China which are reasonably safe to cut with and cheap enough.

[Ronin]

I wouldn't even trust cutting watermelons...

If the tang fails or the loose fit tsuka and chop stick mekugi(I'm presuming) fail on a swing or in a cut, then 3 ft of sharpened steel is flying through the air with no planned flight path...those stories are out there and they're not kiddy bedtime stories, either.

Spend a few more dollars and buy a purpose made martial arts blade from China which are reasonably safe to cut with and cheap enough.

I used a nut & bolt. its not going anywhere.