Can Aneyone Tell Me What This Sword Is Pless Need Help

[stephen1]

this sword was brought to australia just after ww2 by a reterning solger ? the military fernichour was replaced in the 70s it hs a very thin straitish harmon hard to get a pick of it 

[stephen1]

(nakago 900mm)  (ha maci 710mm)  (sori 25mm) 

[stephen1]

as near as i can tell this is whats written on the tang   日山 道

 

[GARY WORTHAM]

Well;

 

It looks to be a Chinese reproduction.

 

The bosh and kissaki seem all wrong.

 

The tang has that typical Chinese structure to it.

 

A first impression.

[Bazza]

GASSAN TSUKURU, tachimei.  Very suss.  Hard to tell as it has been buffed and possibly acid etched, but I'm leaning to a WW2 field production or a native attempt to copy a Nihonto.  The mountings might reveal more.

 

BaZZa.

 

EDIT:  Agree with Gary.

[Bazza]

AHHH...

 

> the military fernichour was replaced in the 70s

 

I missed the gist of this so the koshirae is no help...

 

BaZZa.

[stephen1]

it had a lot of serfice rust so i cleand it with sum autosol polish to get that off  pics of the fernicher it came with 

[Geraint]

Dear Stephen.

I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but this is a fake.  At least all of the furniture is modern Chinese made.  Modern of course is a relative term but nothing about this is Japanese.  Stories about where and when swords were acquired are always hard to prove and subject to confusion but they don't change the facts of the sword.

 

All the best.

[Guido]

GASSAN TSUKURU

 

Noooot really, that would be 月山造 - this one is "inscribbled" 日山道: Hiyamamichi??? (But I think it's rather pronunced Rìshāndào.) In my experience of living on and off in China for eight years, that's how a faker imagines a Japanese name looks like ... 

 

P.S.: I think the three random mekugiana are pretty hilarious - nice try ...  (and give the man a deburring tool!) 

[PNSSHOGUN]

Absolutely a chinese fake, alot of sellers will try and flog these with the "brought back by a soldier during WW2" story. Many of us have burned by these chinese fakes early on, so don't feel too bad, for now you have something to display in the home. 

 

Mate, you might want to utilize the spell checker and please sign with your first name as well, as per the forum rules.

[stephen1]

its all good i got it for peanuts 

[stephen1]

like i said the furnisher  was replaced in the early 1970s will try to get better pics up for you guys stephen1

[stephen1]

sorry for the dubell posts still trying to work it all out stephen1 

[stephen1]

sumthing else to look at while i try to clean up the blade sum moure stephen1

[Stephen]

Stephen1

 

its a chinese crapper, have fun messing with it mate and dont mess with any onters that may be real nihonto.

 

 

Stephen Org

 

sp on purpose 

[Geraint]

So given that the blade is Chinese fake and the furniture is Chinese fake and it all fits together then the story about the furniture being replaced in the 70's is.......?

 

All the best.

[raaay]

100% fake IMHO + the fittings classic Chinese repro.

 

sorry

[Jean]

FFFFFFAAAAAAKKKKEEEEE, Geraint LOL. Can I collect the price?

[Bazza]

Noooot really, that would be 月山造 - this one is "inscribbled" 日山道: Hiyamamichi???

INSCRIBBLED - I like that...

 

Danke for the correction Guido.  Fools rush in...

 

BaZZa

[stephen1]

sum pics to look at and keep in mind the furniture was changed in the 70s and it was brought back after ww2 with sum bayonets ect 

[Brian]

Still fake unfortunately. They have been making fakes since after the war.

[stephen1]

not trying to convince aney one of aney thing but under all the piting and corrosion theirs a nice tight hada .. thats all will post moure pic if aneyone wonts to see just what this blade is as it shows its face