Possible WW2 Sword

[WW2 Sword]

I recently acquired this sword from my son’s friend, who told me it was his grandfather’s sword from WW2. I would love to know exactly what I have and possibly learn some of the history of it. I have uploaded some pictures and research that I have found, not sure if it’s correct or not. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Bugyotsuji]

Don’t have time to look at everything in detail but the inscription does not inspire confidence. 木元武夫 Kimoto Takeo is wrong for a swordsmith name. 

元和 七年　is read Genna 7, toward the beginning of the Edo Period.

[lonely panet]

fake-to 

[ROKUJURO]

One single photo would have been largely sufficient to identify this as non-Japanese, and certainly not 80 years old. Sorry.

[John C]

Chatgpt was incorrect when it  identified the sword as WW2.

 

John C.

[ROKUJURO]

ChatGPT should be a member here and study the subject!

[Bruce Pennington]

An immediate give-away (there are plenty others) is the angle of the blade tip.  The Chinese do this with blades, the Japanese don't

 

I THINK I saw a tanto, years ago, with this shape, but it's the only time I've seen one in all my years.  On the other hand, 90% of the fakes that come through here have this shape.

 

 

[vajo]

Trash

[Bugyotsuji]

ChatGPT got both the name and the date wrong.

[vajo]

ChatGPT is dump like bread. 

People all over the world loose their jobs because people think A.I. is helpfull. It isn't

It steals your income, your prosperity and future. It won't be long before people realize it. But then it will be too late. We're screwed. 

[eternal_newbie]

4 minutes ago, vajo said:

People all over the world loose their jobs because people think A.I. is helpfull. It isn't

 

Embarrassing AI fail here - a blog written with AI help invents an entirely new line of Soshu master smiths: 

 

[Rawa]

1 hour ago, vajo said:

ChatGPT is dump like bread. 

People all over the world loose their jobs because people think A.I. is helpfull. It isn't

It steals your income, your prosperity and future. It won't be long before people realize it. But then it will be too late. We're screwed. 

I would worry more about robots as was posted in some sources

https://www.cnet.com/tech/amazons-big-holiday-plan-replacing-600000-human-workers-with-robots-a-new-report-says/
(New York Times have same article)

and competition will follow to be able to compete.

Edited December 27, 2025 by Rawa

[Hector]

Please don't be offended at the directness of some of these replies, Glen - it's just the style of this forum and these are all good guys. The trouble is these obvious Chinese fakes show up on here every week, often with an accompanying story claiming some provenance from WW2.

 

If you were given this sword by your son's friend, I'd advise keeping quiet and accept it as a well intended gift. If, however, you spent good money on it, I would consider having a word about getting reimbursed.

 

Best,

Hector

[robinalexander]

Hey guys....I notice this a lot.

 

Newbies with one or two posts, publish something with questions....they get a whole lot of opinion and discussion (mostly correct) but there is a distinct absence of acknowledgement let alone comment by the OP ????

 

Is it just me?

[eternal_newbie]

43 minutes ago, robinalexander said:

 

Newbies with one or two posts, publish something with questions....they get a whole lot of opinion and discussion (mostly correct) but there is a distinct absence of acknowledgement let alone comment by the OP ????

Just human nature I'm afraid, especially if the response isn't the one they were hoping for (as was the case here). This is a single purpose forum so they wouldn't have much of a reason to remain active here, unlike e.g. Reddit or Facebook.

[robinalexander]

Tks Rohan...understand what yr saying.... sadly, more often these days it appears manners are a thing of the past.

[Brian]

Modern generation...instant gratification and everything handed on a plate. You get used to it. Many of the people are innocent though...some sign up and forget their details to come back and say thanks. Some just assume it's implied.
I try give them the benefit of the doubt. But yeah...it's common everywhere online nowadays.

[Hector]

3 hours ago, robinalexander said:

Hey guys....I notice this a lot.

 

Newbies with one or two posts, publish something with questions....they get a whole lot of opinion and discussion (mostly correct) but there is a distinct absence of acknowledgement let alone comment by the OP ????

 

Is it just me?

Sorry, I've been kind of guilty of this recently. I posted about an old sword magazine I found and also asked advice on a wakizashi which I ended up buying. Unfortunately, I haven't posted updates or photos of either yet because the end of year vacation has seen me on the move between various friends and relatives. As soon as I'm back home, I'll update those two threads with pictures.