Shin Gunto Japanese Sword - real?

[Susana Ferreira]

Hi! I bought this Shin Gunto Officer Japanese Sword in an auction a few years ago. And I was looking into selling it now. I was doing some research and I see a serial number 40127 which lets me know it's mass produced. But the fitting is quite unusual and I don't see others with such ornate fittings. Can someone tell me if this might be original? It has oxidated quite a lot (made of some sort of metal). Any help would be appreciated.

[Scogg]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is a fake gunto. See similar example in the link below
 

https://www.jssus.org/nkp/fake_japanese_swords.html

 

Sincerely,

-Sam 

[Brian]

Not just fake..VERY fake. Not even remotely close to the real thing, sorry.

[Bruce Pennington]

I have several of these, from this particular faker, on file with the exact same serial number.  They used other numbers, too, but this one was their favorite number for some reason.  So sorry, Susana.

[Nazar]

Encountered similar fake on our local auction too:

 

https://violity.com/ua/120509033-yaponskij-vijskovij-kortik-do-1945r?utm_source=follow&utm_medium=yaponskij-vijskovij-kortik-do-1945r&utm_campaign=17 999uah

[George KN]

I bought one of these as my first sword too, thinking it was legitimate. Hurts at first, but if you can bear to keep going there's a whole world of knowledge out there - this forum and it's old threads being one of the best places to learn.

 

After more research, if still want a genuine wartime or older Japanese sword, they do exist under £1k, and you'll feel so much better when you do get one that you know exactly what it is (Nihonto/Type 95/Type 97/Type 98, etc). Please don't be too disheartened