Hi can anyone please give me some info and some idea of value. Thanks
Hi can anyone please give me some info and some idea of value. Thanks
few more pictures
one more picture
I am not 100% sure of this piece's authenticity. The engraving on the blade seems a bit crude.
Found lots of info online about this sword maker and the sword is 100% WW2 japanese gunto sword here are some picture of othere swords made buy this maker Fukumate Kanemune
Looks like a Chinese fake, a good one at that. I studied Nihonto for about 4 years from 2002 to 2006, even got to know one of the Toshos in japan.
I say its a fake based on a few things, the furniture is wrong, the Nakago is clealy artificialy aged (its a completely different look and color to a real aged nakago)
non existant yasuri me, the horimono is crude and far to bright, the hamon well its dodgy to put it bluntly mate. All in all a fairly good chinese fake.
have a good one -
Whoa Nellie....
There is no place for such a response on serious forums. Agree to disagree... but don't get so riled up. It is either real or it's not. No big deal... Frankly I think the carvings look a bit crude... but if it's a wartime showa blade maybe all the good guys were over on Iwo at the time. Keep your anger to yourself and use spellcheck
Hey the guy gave his views, no need to abuse him , you did ask .....
Forum Admin... please take care of this Bubba yahoo.
He is now banned. I have zero tolerance for that kind of behaviour. This forum prides itself on Gentlemanly conduct.
Cheers, Ade.
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