Marcin Posted May 1 Report Posted May 1 (edited) On 10/9/2020 at 1:35 AM, Shamsy said: There are a ton of oddities as you state, Dave. It is a shame we will never really be able to distinguish these. Some are well made, some not so... just thinking about that appallingly crude sword a few years ago which we all called fake (I was guilty), until some clever cookie realised it matched a tang rubbing one from F&G... I'll see if I can find that for prosperity. The Chinese made swords are actually quite nice. A hot-stamp on the tang, decent fittings, consistent design. They were called fake for a long time too before people paid attention. Here are some pics, just for interest. They don't really add to this topic much. Apologies for the sword being on the floor. We were all novices once and I did not realise it was disrespectful at the time. Ah, found that sword I remembered (or another example anyway)! Would immediately be dismissed on first glance, but it's a nice example of a Java made sword, produces at the steelworks garrison town in central Java. Shiyawaka Sumara. Another clear example? -with stamp at shinogi-ji https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/wwii-Japanese-officers-katana-samurai-sword-l-bla-585-c-e528d001e9?utm_term=431652&evg_experience_id=qdpPr&evg_item_id=E528D001E9&evg_campaign_id=VSdMx&evg_block_id=4vsF2&utm_campaign=personalizedRECS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=brand&utm_content=431652 If You find it genuine we have serial almost identical examples [fuchi]. Is there any separate thread just for those? Edited May 1 by Rawa Quote
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