peter Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 Hello all. I general is a gimei signed blade of low quality? Peter Quote
paulb Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 No Peter far from it. The quality of gimei pieces run pretty much the full gamut of quality. I know of a gimei Rai Kunitoshi which having had the mei removed obtained juyo papers as a ko-Senjuin blade. There are many reasons why swords are gimei and the thinking behind it is far more complicated than a simple desire to deceive, although this was undoubtedly a reason too. There would be little point in putting a Kotetsu or Kiyomaru mei on a low quality blade that didnt exhibit the basic characteristics of those smiths. This is why it can be so difficult to determine whether a blade is right or not. For sure there are some awful pieces which have high status names put on them. This is however far from the whole story. A fake signature does not automatically mean it is a poor quality sword cheers Paul Quote
peter Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Posted April 5, 2011 Thanks Paul. I just bought a blade that I posted on the bourd that is said to be gimei. Haven't got it yet so not sure of it potential. Peter Quote
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