Help with this tang maRKS

[janjan]

HI EXPERTS

 

I`M IN THE POSSITION TO BUY A Japanese SWORD BUT I DON`T HEVE EXPERIANCE WITH THESE SWORDS.

I WANT ONE BECAUSE THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL WITH A GREAT HISTORY.

iS THIS ORIGINAL

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[Jacques]

Hi,

 

Seems only a date.. Showa ??? + arsenal stamp.

 

It seems to be a machine forged blade, not a traditional nihon-tô

[janjan]

HI

 

THANKS FOR REPLY

 

DO I CORRECT UNDERSTAND IT`S A FAKE?

[Brian]

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I agree with Jacques. Appears to be a Showato with a "na" arsenal acceptance stamp. Probably a non-traditional wartime sword.

If you are looking for a representative Japanese military sword, and the price is good (say under $750 or so?) then this should do the trick assuming the blade and mounts are in good condition. Not traditionally made though in all likelyhood.

Looks genuine though.

 

Regards,

Brian

 

Edit to add: No, not a fake. During the war, the majority of swords were partly machine made and finished off by hand. This means they were not folded the old way, and oil tempered instead of water quenched. The steel was modern steel and not traditional tamahagane.

This doesn't mean they are fake, just that they are modern WW2 swords and not made the way they were over the centuries. Still a WW2 sword, and the same as the majority of wartime swords. There were traditional swords made duing WW2, but they are not in the majority that you come across. As an item of Japanese militaria, it is a perfectly valid item, just not the artwork that we usually study here on the forum.

[John A Stuart]

No. If Jacques is correct, it is just a manufacturing process for mass produced blades made with little hand craftsmanship. Would be a collectible for military sword aficionados not true Nihonto. John

[janjan]

THANKS JOHN

 

WHAT WOULD BE THE PRICE TO PAY FOR A SWORD LIKE THIS.

IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL BLADE AND A METAL SCABBART WITH A LIGHT BROUWN GREEN COULOR.

[John A Stuart]

It would all depend on the quality of the blade, fittings and condition they are in. Machine made blade $300 to $1000. John

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[janjan]

Sorry Brian

Next time I`ll sighn them

Any oppinions on this sword?

[Thierry BERNARD]

Next time I`ll sighn them

 

why not now ?? :lol: :lol: :lol: