Gunto signature please

[Ronir]

Hi

Just bought a Gunto a couple of days ago..I'm struggling with the signature on this..I'm totally new on this,  and this is my first sword so any help would be much appreciated.

[BANGBANGSAN]

Hope you didn't pay too much for this Chinese fake.

[Ronir]

2 minutes ago, BANGBANGSAN said:

Hope you didn't pay too much for this Chinese fake.

No I did not, I had a feeling it was somehow fake. I was hoping someone could tell me about the signature..if there is something to tell...

[BANGBANGSAN]

The signature reads 大仁田厚，should be a made up Japanese smith name.

[SteveM]

大仁田厚 Ōnita Atsushi is.... a famous Japanese pro wrestler. A fake sword onto which someone has carved the name of a pro wrestler.

 

I'm sure this sword has been on this forum before. 

[Bruce Pennington]

The damascus steel blade is another clue, along with the poor imitation metal fittings.

 

Check here for how Japanese gunto fittings should look: http://ohmura-study.net/905.html

[Ronir]

9 hours ago, BANGBANGSAN said:

The signature reads 大仁田厚，should be a made up Japanese smith name.

Thank you.

[Ronir]

13 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:

The damascus steel blade is another clue, along with the poor imitation metal fittings.

 

Check here for how Japanese gunto fittings should look: http://ohmura-study.net/905.html

Thank you, as I mentioned earlier I'm a total newbie on this..

[Kolekt-To]

On 9/29/2021 at 7:55 PM, Bruce Pennington said:

The damascus steel blade is another clue, along with the poor imitation metal fittings.

 

Check here for how Japanese gunto fittings should look: http://ohmura-study.net/905.html

Bruce, being a newbie myself (started collecting Gunto earlier this year), you guys taught me to take notice of Damascus steel as one of the more obvious signs of fakery. In fact, that was the first thing I noticed about the sword in question. Thanks again - I'm learning more all the time! And, posts like Robert's reinforce our understanding of fake versus real, and the information shared can help newbies avoid making costly mistakes. Remember, no sword is worthless, it can always serve as a bad example.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Or a decorative piece from a far distance.