Help Translating and Identifying Please :) and Thanks!

[bonchovie77]

Trying to figure out any details on this sword. I have several pictures that should help.

 

Thanks in advanced for any assistance!

[Brian]

It's a modern Chinese fake of the lowest class imho. Really irrellevant what it says, if anything.

Really, really bad. Sorry.

 

Brian

[bonchovie77]

That's what i was scared of... So its a junky wannabe Katana? from china?

[Brian]

Abe,

Yep..not even close to the real thing. This is the type you see at a fleamarket, made yesterday.

 

Brian

[Gabriel L]

One of the very many "Last Samurai" swords on the market (and this is one of the lowest quality ones). See here for more info on the inscription.

 

The funny thing is, this is how it appeared in the movie, when Katsumoto says it means "I belong to the warrior in whom the old ways have joined with the new." But that's not what's actually written on it at all; it says something more like "since ancient times, god has favored the patriot." So they didn't even get their own movie's internal logic right, let alone history...

 

EDIT: even worse, the one in the movie has a full stop character at the end, which is hilariously modern-looking. Like finding an "antique" western longsword with an emoticon on it or something.

 

Sorry Abe.

[1tallsword]

i would have to second all those motions and suggest picking up a book and start reading. ive been reading and looking for 1 year now and still know nothing :lol: but trying...