Uncle's WWII Sword

[Yosaton]

Hi guys! I'm quite new here, so please excuse the Nihonto noobiness.😀

 

So my uncle has what he believes to be a WWII-era Japanese sword (it's been stashed away for decades in his closet). We took off the handle, and expected to find an engraved signature, but instead found what appears to be the letter "T" written in sharpie. I guess that means it's not authentic, but I just wanted to get some additional opinions from you guys to be sure. Any information would be greatly appreciated!

 

P.S. Sorry about the unprofessional pictures! I took them before I realized the general Nihonto protocol for photos.

[Bruce Pennington]

Could we get a picture of the blade tip, close up. Also a picture of the bare tang without the hand guard and spacers.

[Grey Doffin]

Hi, is Yosaton your name?

This is some variety of fake Japanese sword, most likely made sometime after WWII.  The temper (hamon) is cosmetic only and it looks like the whole edge is quite dull.  This was made as a collectible; it isn't anywhere near authentic for WWII or any other time of Nihonto history.

Grey

[ChrisW]

Looks like what they call a "mogito" which is an aluminum-alloy blade housed in a modern reproduction koshirae. Some are made in Japan, but they are not considered nihonto and are purely decorators' pieces.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Yes, Chris has it spot on, this was made in Japan so still of good quality for display. 

[Yosaton]

Thanks a lot for the info everyone! Will let my uncle know that it's just a decorator piece.

-Yosaton