Please help..does this look legit? Shobu zukuri ..

[Johnbull]

Can someone tell me if this looks right please.

Not in my hands yet, pics supplied by seller..

 

Description provided in pics.

 

John

[Ian B3HR2UH]

Hi John , with all the forging flaws ( particularly those shown in the fourth and fifth  photos ) you should give this a miss . It is no doubt old , maybe late Koto or shinto , but not collectable .

Ian Brooks

[Johnbull]

Hi Ian,  I'm a newbie at this.  Can you explain the forging flaws please.

What makes it not collectable? I don't mean to be blunt (no pun intended) as I said I'm new to collecting and any info helps.  Thanks

[nickm]

All the little black lines you see on the blade are forging flaws. It is an authentic Japanese sword but not something desirable as even though this hobby can span swords 800 years old flaws make them less attractive to potential future buyers. If you are new to collecting and this is your 1st round and it's cheap it is authentic but it's not something that will have much resell value.  All that said with a grain of salt as I am relatively new to this as well but so it goes.

[Johnbull]

Thanks Phillip,  ok yeah I probably paid more than it's worth then approx $500 USD.  Not into resale value purely bought as a beginning to a new collection.  

 

 

 

 

[Johnbull]

It's short with a 370mm blade length I thought.  

[PNSSHOGUN]

That isn't too bad if you are after a genuine Japanese short sword. Does it come with a handle?

[Johnbull]

Hey Pnsshogun 

No tsuka just as the pics show