Scogg Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 Hi Steve, Unfortunately this item for sale is not a genuine Japanese sword. 3 Quote
eternal_newbie Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 備州長船 [ ][ ] - Bishu Osafune XX 祐國 Sukekuni perhaps? But as @Scogg has said, it's not a genuine sword so the signature is meaningless (purely there to mislead potential buyers). 1 Quote
Shugyosha Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 (edited) Good spot Sam, For the record, I think it's this : 備州長船佑国 ...but the 佑 kanji which can also read "suke" doesn't come up in Sesko's compendium or an on line search for Bizen smiths. Luckily Sam replied otherwise I would have assumed it was me and kept on searching. Edited June 8 by Shugyosha 2 Quote
Swords Posted June 8 Author Report Posted June 8 I had the feeling being acid etched Thanks for confirming Good information for this sword The eBay bidders don’t know what they are buying unless they don’t care 1 Quote
John C Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 15 minutes ago, Swords said: I had the feeling being acid etched Without seeing the blade, there is at least one sign that "points" to it being fake. Look closely at the mei. You'll notice all of the characters have rounded ends on the strokes. This is clearly made by a rotary tool. If you see that, you know immediately it is fake. John C. 6 Quote
Swords Posted June 18 Author Report Posted June 18 No wonder it was cheap some one bought it on EBay Quote
Marcin Posted June 19 Report Posted June 19 (edited) 13 hours ago, Swords said: No wonder it was cheap some one bought it on EBay I posted about this 24th of May. Yasurime going straight for kissaki ... There is no swordsmith who would chisel them that way as it helps blade to fly of tsuka. Tell Your friend to ask at forum first. This item sold for 1250$ and ebay cut is 13% +? I should have started another another thread for this item as it sold same day. Edited June 19 by Marcin Quote
Marcin Posted June 19 Report Posted June 19 4 hours ago, Swords said: Did you buy it Marcin? Of course not. If I ever consider buying I put this info in discussion. This offer was really bad with exception for possible blades made after being cut from homeland. Lesser evil is to give any weapon for freshly promoted officer. Maybe We should have some emergency tab for offers We want? I'm interested in low end or small gunto mountings right now. Quote
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