possibly real katana???

[orega112221]

hello guys, recently i found this katana, would like to know some details about it or just help me authenticate it if its real.

It looks old to me, there’s some marks that showed me the time-worn of katana.

i dont know much about katana’s in particular, but i hope that you guys would help me. 

i know that the quality of the photos are not quite good, but thats what i received, im sorry…

big appreciated for any information! would like to know anything!

[Ian B3HR2UH]

I am sorry to say it but this is a Chinese fake

Ian Brooks

[Brian]

Yip, sorry

[eternal_newbie]

Yep, unfortunately it is a fake sword, likely made in China. Here is a handy guide to telling the difference: https://www.jssus.org/nkp/fake_japanese_swords.html

 

I would recommend against attempting to use it to cut anything, as these kinds of blades are known to have very weak tangs and have a habit of ejecting themselves from the handle if struck too hard.

[John C]

For future reference, the giveaways from those photos are the misplaced and irregular shinogi and the shape of the kissaki. We would also expect the nakago to be somewhat unfinished.

 

John C.