Grey Doffin Posted October 26, 2013 Report Posted October 26, 2013 You aren't wrong; most likely a Chinese knock off of Nihonto. Better quality than many of the Chinese fakes but not the real thing. Grey Quote
J Reid Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 Looks like a "simon sword".. you can find his stuff on ebay. He's an amatuer smith from china. Makes okay swords in the "Japanese style" and then mounts them in commercial koshirae. They sell for $500-$1000 Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 It is by Dremel. A well known smith. . Quote
Grey Doffin Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 Hi, please give us your name; it is a rule here, You asked to be corrected if the mei wasn't cut with a rotary tool; the "wise crack" about Dremel answered that question. Always best to assume that no offense was meant, especially considering that about half of the participants here don't have English as their 1st language, and keep your nose in joint. Grey Quote
Jiro49 Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 Sorry, but grow some thicker skin! You are asking for opinions and the majority of members have seen several hundreds if not thousands of these fake swords and i believe a little harmless humor while confirming your suspicions is not that big of a deal! Edit: Sir Grey posted as I was typing Quote
Brian Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 JMS (please sign with at least a first name) We are a very social forum here...better to give the bad news with a bit of humour than say "the sword is a fake and not Japanese made or of much interest" I found the comment amusing and yet light hearted. You need to understand we give this info on fake swords a few times a week. Instead of us getting irritated that people didn't do basic homework, most of us try and give the news in a way that doesn't chase the person away from this hobby. If you see it differently, you have to consider that the misunderstanding is your side. Brian Quote
J Reid Posted October 27, 2013 Report Posted October 27, 2013 http://www.ebay.com/itm/MH156-5A-POLISH ... 7675.l2557 This is another sword made by him.. Notice the finish and mei on the nakago are similar to yours. His swords look closest to the real thing as far "Chinese fakes" go, in my opinion. If he could just figure out how to finish the nakago and chisel a mei properly some of his blades might make decent display pieces. I saw that he had made a nagamaki and a couple other blade types. I think he genuinely tries. lol.. EDIT: here are some more.. Given it a good ol' college try! http://www.ebay.com/itm/MR-L-W-M-4A-POL ... 1116820237 http://www.ebay.com/itm/MH151-4A-POLISH ... 1115369237 Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted October 28, 2013 Report Posted October 28, 2013 [Edit] I am sorry Stromschwert, but what you call hullabaloo was a jeste. Nothing more. The forum members are all more than willing to help new collector's and will point out their error's in various ways. It depends on the attitude of the newbie in which way the discussion then goes. Can you take a joke, no problem whatsoever. If you cannot take a joke for what it is, a joke, and start seeking deeper things behind it then this is not my, nor our problem. Its yours and yours alone. KM Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.