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vajo

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  1. Thats not what i have written. Thats your interpration
  2. Nice Tsuba for mounting
  3. There is nothing wrong producing a modern sword. There is nothing wrong producing a replica and make a signature on it when it is sold as replica. It is criminal to make or buy a replica and sell it as original one.
  4. Its shark Bruce. But bad quality. It shrinks so much. Good shark leather will not shrink.
  5. After all i'm not sure that the chinese will fake gunto. They make replicas not gunto copies. As wallhanger or to swing around the sword to destroy some bottles and tatami. If they wanted to fake real gunto they would not etch kanjis on the blade, stamp numbers inside the habaki, make worse ito maki and so on. The people buy those replicas because they stumbled on them as cheap offers. The blades looks worse, the assambling looks worse. We collected some good picture examples of good looking "fakes" but they are expensive in the fake thread. They look like really good as showa-to. Not perfect but they cost "brand new" more than an authentic showa-to. So why people buy those better replicas? I dont't know. Maybe they train with it martial arts? Or they wanted to have a good looking one without spending $2000 and more $$ for a real gendaito? Its a mystery. As a winter project i will try to "fake" a gunto from cheap internet parts. There are so many and i have some desire to make one faking for myself to see if i can do it. I think its a general problem with that kind of fakes. If someone reads all the postings in the fake thread he would know the details to look on a Type95 or Type98. There is so much eye sharpning information in here. The knowledge of the best Gunto Collectors. John, Shamsy, Trystan, Bruce and others. People buy first cheap and then ask if it is real. The buy not because they wanted a real gunto. The jump in to make a bargain. This is the source where new collectors are born. The buy cheap fake replicas and then their interest is awaking. Thats the way. There is nothing wrong to do so. Buying cheap replicas and selling them as authentic gunto is criminal. But such people will do it with all other things in the same way. Its some sort of character. We have the same problem with gimei swords. The conclusion is that we didn't now say it's a gimei sword and the sword is fake. We say it is gimei but an authentic Japanese sword. When a gimei sword is well made and the work is good and the people know its gimei so there is some worth in the blade. Everyone judge private if it is worth to collect or holding it. Why not? There are some beautiful gimei swords out there. But its the same. When someone buys a gimei sword, knowing its gimei and sell it as authenthic then it is criminal. Thats my point of view because he wanted to make some money with it. I will try to stop saying fake. I will only use the word fake further when a seller is selling it as original one. Otherwise i will say replica. Maybe I'm total wrong with my thoughts. But thats what i think now after all the years following that kind of swords. To the OP. Your swords are replica. They didn't want to be authentic gunto. If they would be real fake they would look better. Because the chinese replica companies can fake it perfect if they want. But then the price would be very expensive.
  6. Thanks Bruno - it works. Cool! Just for reference.
  7. Its from here Bruce? 満鉄刀の鋼材と製造法、刀身性能 (ohmura-study.net) The pictures are not about overall showa-to gunto production. He refers to the mantetsu sword products.
  8. The paper says hozon Bruce. "original Japanese blade worth for preservation" Btw: the polish looks fantastic. Sharp lines and not overpushed like the western style.
  9. Sad i can't follow the link. Yahoo! Japan’s services are no longer available to our users in the EEA (European Economic Area) and the United Kingdom, as it has been determined by Yahoo!
  10. Flaming heart or better the pearl of wisdom. As a symbol for fudo myoo the guardian of the east.
  11. Saya looks strange. Where is the urushi lacquer? The sarute is fantasy i think. I see so many of them on ebay.
  12. He did not answer yet. Others sent him offers around $800. It's a little strange. Someone cut out the menuki from the tsuka
  13. A type 3 niigata Chikafusa gendaito is offered on facebook for $1000 If someone wants to jump in i don't know where this sword is located. Looks like Pakistan or something else in that region. After some research the same guy postet that sword 2021 first and asked for any infos. Chikafusa is something rare. It looks like a job for Indiana Jones. https://www.facebook.../groups/255263006217
  14. The lines of the polish are razorsharp. Its a an old family sword and who ever polished it over 80 years ago for the war knows his job. Its a nice koto sword. Gimei or not. Give the leather some care.
  15. Sorry i read Bushu ju Hirokuni saku Hirokuni makes no sense ... i fail.
  16. Finding on Amazon. Reminds me on a island made sword
  17. Kushing the sword has gone in auction for a much lower price. sad for the seller, good for the buyer but very frightning for us collectors.
  18. The tsuba is not uncommon but with a square rim
  19. lol i clicked on the link now and it works! It seems the site returns to life.
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