Opinions on Officer's sword

[reeder]

I was recently offered this but my guy is telling me to run as fast as I can. Additional opinions would be greatly appreciated. My analysis:

 

Habaki doesn't look right

As far as I can tell nakago looks okay, don't like where it was drilled

Haven't seen just a stainless scabbard or one where it was rubbed to look like this

Handle & tsuba look okay

 

Thanks,

Brandon

[SwordGuyJoe]

Looks like a Chinese/non-Japanese blade fitted to legit shingunto tsuka, seppa, and tsuba, with a bad saya (could be a bad pic). Run, don't walk.

[reeder]

Run, don't walk.

 

Haha, the more I look at it, the more I don't like it. Gut has said run like hell since the beginning but the handle, and Nakago at first, were throwing me off. I'm glad I have you guys here to prevent me from making mistakes when I get excited over something. Oh, and the parts of the blade I did see were very representative of the Chinese copies.

 

Thanks,

Brandon

[Kai-Gunto]

Imo it looks like a real one ,but some idiot has chromed the saya.

All fittings looks okay to me.

[Brian]

The mounts look good to me, but the blade is......odd.

And the curve of that saya

Agree that it looks chromed later...seen that before. Would like to see the machi under the habaki. Either way, there will not be good news on this one. Even if it turned out to be original...it would be a bad one.

 

Brian

[SwordGuyJoe]

The saya was bent to accommodate the 'aftermarket' blade which is also why the mekugi-ana seem misplaced on the nakago. The 'chrome' effect on the saya is due to the paint breaking off when they bent it.