Bruce Pennington Posted July 2 Report Posted July 2 Looks like something made by Hanwei. I just checked their site and didn't see any WWII replicas, but I have seen examples of their work posted on NMB. Top notch workmanship. Quote
Rawa Posted July 2 Author Report Posted July 2 I have a feeling that a lot of their products circulate as ww2 "gunto koshirae only" Quote
Rawa Posted July 3 Author Report Posted July 3 I understand you. Old is patinated. But admit that they put some effort in details. 2 Quote
Volker62 Posted July 5 Report Posted July 5 high end early rare original patinated Navy Kyu Gunto with traditional blade Quote
Rawa Posted July 5 Author Report Posted July 5 I saw sth like it on recent ebay from german collector. I hope that you pursue blades above koshirae. Quote
Volker62 Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 this sword has never been offered on ebay before so I'm sorry to disappoint you Rawa Quote
Rawa Posted July 19 Author Report Posted July 19 I meant its not that rare. But still irrelevant to discussion about quality of modern chinese imitations. Quote
Volker62 Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 I don't think its irrelevant to know what an original looks,(unless you already know everything you need to know, to recognize what fake is, even a fake is well made. In my humble experience, you learn best, when you can compare with good originals. 2 Quote
Volker62 Posted July 19 Report Posted July 19 and precisely because the chinese copies are getting better and better 1 Quote
Rawa Posted July 19 Author Report Posted July 19 Its not even about copying patterns. They are masters in aging. But as gunto are not in high price bracket yet we wont see their real forged masterpieces. You can pick any crest you need https://ebay.us/m/oZyKOR Quote
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