svapr Posted March 15 Report Posted March 15 Hello, I would like to ask whether you could advise me on whether this is an authentic katana. The seller states that it is a hand-forged katana signed by Master Kunisuke from the early seventeenth century. What is your opinion? I am a beginner in this field, and every piece of information is important to me. Thank you all for your help. Quote
Geraint Posted March 15 Report Posted March 15 (edited) Dear SR. (Can we have a name to address you by please?) The seller may be uninformed or something worse. This was never near the hand of Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke. It seems to be the result of a crude attempt to forge the signature. Genuine signatures are neat and precise for this smith. If the blade were ever a Japanese sword it is now ruined beyond redemption. The shinogi line is gone, the kissaki might have been broken and reshaped but there is nothing here to study or learn from. Don't buiy it, save your money and your sanity. More detail available if you would like. All the best. Edited March 15 by Geraint 6 Quote
svapr Posted March 15 Author Report Posted March 15 Hello, and thank you very much for your reply. Richard 1 Quote
Brian Posted March 15 Report Posted March 15 Wow, that's bad. REALLY badly signed by someone who doesn't know Japanese. As mentioned, the shape is a write off and the whole tang looks to have been modified to deceive....even the extra mekugi ana in weird places. This is one to stay far away from. Is this from an online dealer? I'm guessing it's this one? https://aukro.cz/japonsko-rarita-originalni-rucne-kovana-katana-znacena-mistr-kunisuke-7113242336 Ugh...no. I think it may have been a genuine sword, but has been messed with so much that the value is minimal now. 3 Quote
Scogg Posted March 15 Report Posted March 15 I agree with the comments above. Looks like something severely altered, and put together to deceive potential buyers. By coincidence, I have the exact same tsuba, which came to me in a lot of miscellaneous fittings. Mine is clearly a modern reproduction or fake. It’s made from a metallic material painted black, with copper-colored highlights applied over the paint. Something that, in my opinion, suggests an attempt to imitate the look of a genuine piece. I’m not much of a “fittings guy”, but that’s how I’ve always interpreted it. -Sam 2 Quote
Swords Posted March 15 Report Posted March 15 I agree with everyone badly shaped kissaki Totally trashed A example of a bad sword run don’t look back Quote
Toki Posted March 15 Report Posted March 15 If it was a legit nihonto at some point, I pity the poor thing. Such an abused blade Quote
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