Auren_Stark Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 Hey guys, I bought this katana from China nearly two decades ago and it's been serving as a display piece ever since. I realize it's very likely a cheap reproduction but that hasn't stopped my curiosity, so I've recently decided to disassemble the sword and interestingly enough found signatures on both the tang and the tsuba. But not being Japanese myself or having formally studied Kanji or such I have absolutely no clue what I'm looking at, so I was hoping someone here would be kind enough to help me in the right direction Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance. *note: it might not be significant considering the swords origin, the the other side of the tang also seems to have a small figure 8 stamped into it near the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfson Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 Sorry, as you appear to have known, it is a Chinese copy of a Japanese sword. I think that the mei is gibberish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 Yeah, bogus signature meaning nothing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auren_Stark Posted May 8 Author Report Share Posted May 8 Ah, it's a shame but it doesn't surprise me. Thank you both so much for taking the time to look at it and reply, at least I can say with some more certainty what it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Doffin Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 BTW, never try to cut with this or similar swords. They can shatter on impact and become lethal shrapnel. Grey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mas4t0 Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 17 minutes ago, Grey Doffin said: BTW, never try to cut with this or similar swords. They can shatter on impact and become lethal shrapnel. Grey For example: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auren_Stark Posted May 8 Author Report Share Posted May 8 I wasn't planning on it, it has always served as a display piece and nothing more. I luckily have healthy respect towards weaponry and as such I wouldn't want to use it for anything else either without at least studying proper handling techniques and the likes first, even if it was a real sword 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WulinRuilong Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 On 5/8/2022 at 12:28 PM, Surfson said: Sorry, as you appear to have known, it is a Chinese copy of a Japanese sword. I think that the mei is gibberish. That's not how the kanji is written. Even kindergarteners can write much better than this. Maybe it is made by an illiterate person. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uwe Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 Chinese fake, I agree! Tsuba: “信盧口“ (口=?) Nakago: “前次忠吉郎” Now somebody can give it a try 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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