Ecclesiastical Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 Hi, I'm researching a sword in my family. It is likely a falsification, it is double edged, has letters on the blade. and has nothing normal about it. the saya is however beautifully carved and lacquered. I'd appreciate any and all help in translating these inscriptions. Thanks, I will post the blade inscription in the reply under. Quote
Brian Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 More pics of the blade please. It's a ken. A ceremonial type of tanto. Quote
uwe Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 Welcome Marcus! Looks good at first glance. As mentioned by Brian, probably a Ken. The fuchi is signed “大森英秀作“ (Ōmori Teruhide saku). Can’t say if the mei is legit. More pics are necessary… Quote
Ecclesiastical Posted January 13 Author Report Posted January 13 31 minutes ago, uwe said: Welcome Marcus! Looks good at first glance. As mentioned by Brian, probably a Ken. The fuchi is signed “大森英秀作“ (Ōmori Teruhide saku). Can’t say if the mei is legit. More pics are necessary… Thanks, Added some, let me know if more are needed! 41 minutes ago, Brian said: More pics of the blade please. It's a ken. A ceremonial type of tanto. Quote
Brian Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 Oh grief. That poor sword. Kids play fighting. I lean towards repro now, seeing the additional pics. The fuchi is definitely not even close to real, the blade has an odd look. Even if real, afraid it's toast now. There is no way to save this one. I actually hope it isn't real, because a long ken like that, if it was real, would have been worth a bunch before someone destroyed it. Sorry. Quote
Matsunoki Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 52 minutes ago, Brian said: Oh grief. That poor sword. Brian, when I try to view the images I get this message…..AI in action? Quote
Lewis B Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 I get decorative wallhanger vibes. The carving is very crude. Quote
Brian Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 1 hour ago, Matsunoki said: Brian, when I try to view the images I get this message…..AI in action? Not AI, they are hosted by Imgur. I am guessing it's just your wonderful Govt and their wonderful OFCOM making sure you are protected from nasty things such as images of weapons. I'm still supposed to fill in forms and checklists and make sure UK members can't buy "weapons" via pm messaging etc. You can imagine my thoughts on that. 2 Quote
Ray Singer Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 Perhaps authentic, late Edo / Meiji ken. Best regards, Ray 1 Quote
Matsunoki Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 3 hours ago, Brian said: protected from nasty things such as images of weapons. Probably but strange thing is it only happens in this thread. Bizarre. Dont get me started on our ***😡*** govt (politics is banned in here anyway🙂) Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 Anybody make out the Buddhist bonji? If so, and forgive me for opining as this is WAY out of my ballpark, but this doesn't look like faker work. At the least Edo/Meiji tourist piece. Never seen a faker carve in utsuri saya, and nakago looks too good for the fakers. Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 2 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said: ...... Never seen a faker carve in utsuri saya...... Bruce, you probably meant to write URUSHI ? It is close, but not the same! 1 Quote
Ecclesiastical Posted January 13 Author Report Posted January 13 Thank you all so much for your insights! I have no expertise in Japanese swords but I do trade/collect old masters and gilded bronze works from the 18/19th century. And something about this sword feels off too me in terms of it's components, it feels a little but put together. I will have pictures posted of the Tsuka shortly. But are there any other images which could help discern the quality of this sword better? Let me know! I suppose the only way to judge it properly is to have it viewed in person. I will look into this, but am located in Sweden and fear that there may be a lack of specialists here. Lastly, is there any point in trying to remove the Habaki? or am I better off just leaving it as it is? Thank you, Marcus. Quote
Tim Evans Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 I am guessing the tsuba and fuchi do not belong to this sword, so there are some missing fittings, a tsuba and tsuka. Is there anything written on the other side of the nakago? I think this is possibly nihonto. It looks like the OP is located in Sweden. Is there an experienced collector there they can be referred to? Quote
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