No, it does not look anything like a sword knot, but just a cord frayed at the end.
Need better pictures of the blade and a view of the tang. It looks authentic so far (to my uneducated eye).
--Guy
Sword is genuine and I'd speculate that the blade is an older one, though pictures of the nakago are required to know.
It looks like a "shotgun" job to me, as in all the pieces are old but put together to make a saleable item. Blade and habaki are a bad fit, saya is out through the end of field cover and two mismatched ashi put on in a sort of imitation of a naval sword. The blade might even be an NCO blade, or from an earlier pattern of army sword.
My personal opinion is that if you buy it, do so as a source of parts not as a complete and genuine sword.
What is a reasonable value for a parts sword like this?
Thanks
Thank you for the help.
As little as you can get away with! I sold an old (Koto blade) parts sword with a rebind hilt, and a blade too far gone to polish, and a rust eaten tang, for £200 to an enthusiastic gamer who just wanted a real Japanese sword in any condition. I think I got the best of the bargain.
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