Katana, age and origin

[Hrushev]

Good afternoon. I bought a katana sword without papers. Could you please help me determine the age and origin of the sword? The tang of the sword has the name of the swordsmith, Zuzumishi Shiro (translated). Thank you.

[Ian B3HR2UH]

It is a modern Chinese fake

[ChrisW]

Definitely a Chinese fake, the damascus patterned blade is the most obvious red flag among many many other issues.

[John C]

Hrushev:

If the blade is hand forged, it's a nice Chinese made blade. It just isn't a Japanese katana.

 

John C.

[Scogg]

Unfortunately, I agree with the above @Hrushev, and I’ll relocate this thread to the fake Japanese sword section. 

 

For some info on how to spot fakes in the wild, this is a good link:

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

Sorry for the bad news. 

Sincerely, 

-Sam