Japanese Sword or is it?

[leibregiment]

Would like to get some help with this....came from a collection of "concealed weapon's" was told it was from when Samurai swords were banned, total length 38 inches, blade 27 inches, as ever thanks, Paul

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[Budo45]

not sure

the over all shape looks good, dont know about he Kissaki (tip) it looks a bit off, maybe the shot angle. only way to tell is see the nakago (tang), under that rattan is there a peg that will let you remove the handle?

[Bob Hritz]

I have seen anothher rattan over the shira-saya. The pitting is so deep, the sword may be no longer worth collecting. To take that much metal away, during the polishing process, will possibly open kizu and render the sword worthless. Whoever abused the blade should be ashamed.

Habaki looks to be of low quality, so the blade may be, also , of low quality. Then there is no loss.


Bob Hritz

[leibregiment]

Thanks Guys,

The rattan is very very tight and I am loathed to fiddle with it to see the tang....("catch 22" thats were the value lies or not)

would I be right for the period circa 1870?

and what would be the correct name "cane/stick sword"

Paul

[BryanD]

Apparently the blade has been cleaned with steel wool which is a total no, no, ruining the finish of the blade. It is collectable as a weapon curio but to the purist blade collectors it will have no value. I would leave the rattan wrap alone. I doubt taking the tsuka (handle) off would do anything to improve the piece and probably decrease any value even more.

[leibregiment]

Yes I agree shame about the blade......what period would you put it?

[JRO]

This is a fake Japanese sword. Enough said.

[leibregiment]

With seven posts and no explanation as to why you think its a copy...do you honestly think I am going to take any notice of you........................

Come back when you have learned some forum manners....troll

[Dennis J]

Japanese Sword or is it?

This is a fake Japanese sword. Enough said.

If you are going to call the mans sword a fake please give some examples why you think it is a fake.Or don't say anything at all.Now why do you think it is a fake?

HH
Dennis J

[Budo45]

fake based on kissaki

I think hes based calling it a fake on the kissaki, totally wrong, it may have been reshapped do to breakage, as said best to leave it alone and keep as a curio.

[JRO]

Look how the shinogi-ji changes in photo #3 and #4. Even with a reshaped kissaki the shinogi line wouldn't be half the mihaba at the yokote.
Also, how many Nihonto have you seen in a rattan wrap like this? Also, no mekugi hole in the tsuka?
And yes the kissaki could be reshaped but in my eyes the kissaki looks exactly like the thousands of other Chinese fakes that I have seen.

But please don't take my word for it, post it at the following forum and see what those who are much more knowledgable about these matters say.

Nihonto Message Board:
http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/index.php

P.S. I do apologise for my short and perhaps rude message I previously posted, it was not meant to be that way. Sorry.