Sword Translation

[richardrose9967]

Hi guys, I have had this sword for some time .I had the translation done and still not sure of the maker or if the blade is real. It needs a polish. What should I do next before I spend a bunch of money on it. 

Regards

Rich

[Grey Doffin]

Hi Rich,

Before you spend a bunch of money on your sword you should spend time in study.  Buy books, read them twice, attend sword shows, get invited to see collections, ask questions, and do it all again.  The more you know the better the choices you'll make and the happier you'll be with those choices.  Maybe someday you'll want to restore your sword (which is real, David McDonald wouldn't steer you wrong) but maybe not.  Whatever the decision, it will be made from knowledge and you'll feel right about it.

Grey

[Mark]

Rich

 

Not sure I understand your question. David seems to clearly say the sword is signed by Munetsugu (a famous maker from the mid 1800's) but he says it is a WWII sword so not made by the person whose name is on the tang. The blade/sword is a "real sword" but no one knows who made it (or at least nothing is stated about who made it). So it seems David is not sure who the maker is.  Many people would try and pass this off as a 1800's sword but Davis is being honest and fair so I would think his description is also accurate, I am sure you will get what he represents it to be.

[Ian B3HR2UH]

Hi Rich , I will be blunt and tell it as I see it . The sword bears the name of a famous smith working in the mid 1800s . It is

not made by him and it is a fake signiature. The sword is not made in the mid 1800s and was probably made circa 1940. The fake signiature was added to make it more saleable . To say that it "does not strongly match Munetsugu"'is in my view attempting to gild the lily.( and I am being overly polite in putting it this way ) This piece is a fake, it is not worth restoring and you should pass it on.

 

Ian Brooks