Urgent identification help greatly appreciated

[ghp95134]

Ouch! Bad formed engraved name, and makes no sense:

石東京小
Ishi Tōkyō ko
Stone Tokyo Small

--Guy

[asterperious]

it also appears to have had its original tang removed and had the weird one with the gibberish welded to the blade under the habaki.

[jungle]

Thanks Guy, I think the first character is 万. I don't suppose that makes any more sense.
I am not going to be bidding on this but still really curious to find out its story.

[BOB COLEMAN]

After looking at the grain of the blade in the new pictures, it is acid etched. Not Japanese and pure trash.

[jungle]

If anybody would like to use any of these photos for articles on fake work or whatever, please feel free.

[ghp95134]

And on my second look,

石東京小
Ishi Tōkyō ko
Stone Tokyo Small

Should be
万東京小
Man Tōkyō ko/sho
10,000 Tokyo Small [or substitute "Tokyo" for East Capital ... same thing, though]


So, why would even a Chinese engrave this mumbo-jumbo? It makes no sense in Chinese either: 10,000 East, Capital Small



--Guy