rsen Posted February 21, 2016 Report Posted February 21, 2016 Hello! I'm pretty excited, I picked up a new katana at an auction near my place, and It has a MEI which I would love if someone would translate for me. Quote
Guido Posted February 21, 2016 Report Posted February 21, 2016 I'm sorry to say that the inscription is gibberish: it's a Chinese fake. Quote
rsen Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Posted February 21, 2016 No way! That's terrible news. I was wondering why no one else bid on it vs the other ones. Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted February 21, 2016 Report Posted February 21, 2016 Hopefully you didn't put too much into it Quote
rsen Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Posted February 21, 2016 About $350 all in. Pretty painful right now.. haha Quote
Ed Posted February 21, 2016 Report Posted February 21, 2016 Ouch ! This a great thread for newbies to read. People sometimes don't like being told to study before they buy. Sadly, this is why !!!! No offense meant to the OP. Quote
SteveM Posted February 22, 2016 Report Posted February 22, 2016 The first four kanji are the name of a pro-wrestler turned politician (and back to pro-wrestler) here in Japan. 大仁田厚 Ōnita Atsushi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atsushi_Onita Maybe he also moonlighted as a swordsmith?? 1 Quote
rsen Posted February 22, 2016 Author Report Posted February 22, 2016 HAHA! that is awesome. I'm glad it's someones name at least, instead of some swear word or something. R.Y Quote
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