aldomilitaria Posted January 23, 2019 Report Posted January 23, 2019 Hello everyone please this is my firs Japanese sword authentic or fake Regards Quote
EdWolf Posted January 23, 2019 Report Posted January 23, 2019 IMHO it's a fake. Best regards, Ed 1 Quote
Brian Posted January 23, 2019 Report Posted January 23, 2019 On a fake scale of 1 to 10 it is an 11. Ignore ANY military sword with etched symbols on the blade, just to be safe. 2 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 23, 2019 Report Posted January 23, 2019 Best Gifu stamp I've seen on a fake so far. That's sad to see that they are getting better. Hope you didn't pay too much (these sell as reproductions for $150 USD). We've all been there my fellow learner! I still have my bad fake I bought when I first started! If you plan to collect, start by spending some time looking over these pages: http://ohmura-study.net/900.html. It's got fabulous examples of all the types, and best of all - it's free! 5 Quote
aldomilitaria Posted January 23, 2019 Author Report Posted January 23, 2019 thanks for the information guys i paid 400 euro a lot of reproduction nowadays Quote
DRDave Posted January 23, 2019 Report Posted January 23, 2019 a lot of reproduction nowadays And increasing every day. Quote
vajo Posted January 23, 2019 Report Posted January 23, 2019 Aldo take it as a learning effect. 1 Quote
Shamsy Posted January 23, 2019 Report Posted January 23, 2019 Not that many good reproductions, mostly the usual crap that's easy to spot. The whole scare was originally a myth perpetrated by merchants to sell substandard 95s at exorbitant prices and has been used for years. 2 Quote
Mister Gunto Posted January 23, 2019 Report Posted January 23, 2019 Sorry you got scammed. It happens to most of us at one point or another, especially when we first begin collecting. If you can't get your money back, then take it as a learning experience. Check out the forums here, and elsewhere, for info before you next purchase. Here's a really good page for info on the Type 95's. Its helped me quite a bit: http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/Japanese-militaria/ija-type-95-nco-sword-info-228172/ Quote
zook Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 Also, there is this particular sword for sale that caught my attention for a few seconds. Due to the poo photos, I was actually ignorant enough to think it might be a copper, until I saw there was a drag and a machine screw in the handle. I am sharing because the seller sent me a much better pick of the Fuchi (attached). Serial number range is another issue. https://www.ebay.com/itm/202575490435?ul_noapp=true Dan Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 This one seems legit. Stamps are right. Tsuka is just painted brown, and I’ve seen this before on real 95s. Serial number is quite early, so a real find if it checks out. All the pics are lousy, so that can hide othe telltale signs. I’d ask the seller for a clear pic of the blade tip, scabbard tip and serial number with inspector stamp. 1 Quote
Dalva Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 Hello Just wondering if this sword fake because the engraving on the blade doesnt look like Japanese Character https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1930-s-Japanese-Sword-/303037450183 Thx for the help Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 That one’s quite ugly. Likely a fake. Quote
Gang Wang Posted February 11, 2019 Report Posted February 11, 2019 This is a fake one made in China.Normally it is worth only $50 USD. Whenever you find any Chinese characters on the blade, you can treat it as a fake one. Quote
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