AG15190568931 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Hello! I have a chance to buy a Japanese NCO sword from a friend of an antique dealer in Taiwan. I took some photos. I noticed that there is some minor rust under the paint leading me to believe the sword has not been intentionally “aged” with fake patina. I am a novice and would love to have some guidance. thanks! IMG_9479.MP4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROKUJURO Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Andrew, the important part of a sword is the blade. Could you please show the NAKAGO (tang) without HABAKI in a sharp photo, vertically tip upwards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 i don't recommend removing the handle of an NCO sword. there is nothing on the nakago that will help and too much chance of damaging the sword. the handle looks like it is brass. if so the only NCO swords i know with brass handles are post war copies 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkirkpatrick Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Numbers wrong, handle material wrong, clearly fake 100% 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 I also suspect it's a fake. But am waiting for the experts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonely panet Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 brass tsuka is a clear giveaway . its a modern repo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinalexander Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 Bohi starts way too far away from the habaki....I suspect fake (tsuka is bloody horrible) Good move posting it for comment here Andrew. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vajo Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 There are some things: 1. The dot of the blossom is not sharp outlined. 2. The small path should be highlined 3. The ito binding is wrong. That should be carved. 4. The Tsuka had no sharp lines. The small heighted Tip must be more sharp. 5 The clipper musst be flat and sharp lined There are some more. Like the screwhead that is to big. Brass handles are not common for Type95. I never heard about a brass handled Type95. The stamps didn't look good (but - i learned that the stamps are not a true indicator for the authenticity) Overall its a replica and not a real one. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 I agree with all the points made so far. It's alarming that the fakers are attempting Suya Shoten blades. Yet, on the other hand, we're lucky as Suya produced quality work and will be hard for fakers to match. A couple more points - the saya throat appears to be one-piece with the saya; the inspector stamp, upon enlargement, seems to be a "Na" of Nagoya, which is totally bogus, if so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiipu Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 Concur with the above and can add that these came from China some time back. I can spot these based upon the ferrule inspection mark which is in the shape of an undefined blob! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamsy Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 There is already an example of this batch in the fake 95 thread. I think these pictures are better so I'll add them there as another example. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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