Yamato "Captain's sword"

[Sam Smith]

13 minutes ago, PNSSHOGUN said:

这把有问题的剑在拍卖会上以相当令人瞠目结舌的价格售出，它确实收到了 NTHK 的文件。有些人对 Gendai 并不特别重视任何组织，因为过去有很多相当可疑的剑被文件记录的案例。也许还有其他我们不知道的支持来源，明确证明这是 Ariga 船长拥有的......

https://www.invaluab...df2322bbd8796b8eddf2

这里有进一步的讨论：

Thank you, JOHN! I'm sorry, I didn't see this post. Actually, many years ago, I had heard about the counterfeit products made in China that almost obtained an appraisal certificate from NTHK. This might be a successful version. It seems that in the past few years, Japanese counterfeit merchants were accustomed to applying for appraisal from ordinary institutions like NTHK. This rather strange Kikusui emblem and the inconsistent inscriptions make it hard for me to believe that it is genuine.

 

 

 

[When Necessary]

17 minutes ago, PNSSHOGUN said:

The sword in question sold at auction for a rather eye watering sum, no doubt helped by the NTHK papers. Some don't hold any organisation in particularly high regard when it comes to Gendai, as there have been many cases of rather suspect swords receiving papers in the past. Perhaps there was other supporting provenance we are unaware of that unequivocally proves this was owned by Captain Ariga....

https://www.invaluab...df2322bbd8796b8eddf2

There is further discussion here: 

 

 

 

Interesting John!

 

I agree about papers for gendai blades being unreliable and personally I feel that, if there was corroborating evidence for this being the captain's sword, it would've been sold (or at least mentioned and referenced) at the same auction.

 

Once again, I see the signature clearly intruding into the mekugi-ana and the other John (@John C) pointed out at the time how clumsily the kiku was engraved.

Regardless of its paper and how much it went for, I would say that this is a fake.

[Sam Smith]

2 hours ago, KungFooey said:

有趣的约翰！

 

我同意 gendai 刀片的论文不可靠，我个人觉得，如果有确凿的证据证明这是船长的剑，它应该会在同一场拍卖会上出售（或至少被提及和引用）。

 

再一次，我看到签名明显地侵入了 mekugi-ana 和另一个 John （@John C）指出了当时 kiku 的雕刻是多么笨拙。

不管它的论文和价格是多少，我都会说这是假的。

I agree with your opinion.

[Nightwish]

On 2025/2/10 at PM12点37分, KungFooey said:

这把剑看起来与我最近举报的那把剑极为相似，据说是由靖国神社最高领导人之一的康德为东条英机制作的。

尽管存在以下明显的危险信号，但它仍然在雅虎上以近 6,000 美元的价格售出：

与其他康德明相比，这显然是“义明”。
昭和19年设立，所以是1944年——尽管康德明早在1940年就离开了神社。 
完全错误的“康明”。

 

Yahoo!オークション -九八式军刀靖德长さ62.... 

The prototype of this sword was made by his student yasunori. After the war ended, it was seized by the US military and brought back to the United States. Later, a Japanese sword seller bought it from the US and returned it to a shrine. The shrine also issued a thank-you letter. At the same time, he took a photo with this swordsmith and discussed the making process of this sword. Attached are the photos, hoping they will be helpful to you