Katana tang mark

[GeorgeP]

NCR for North China Railways.



Tom

[Sengoku]

Aha, found them here... http://ohmura-study.net/308.html aka Kahoku traffic incorporated company.

[BruceP]

Aha, found them here... http://ohmura-study.net/308.html aka Kahoku traffic incorporated company.

Good eye Sengoku! Never noticed that before!

Gary, do us a favor and give us some good pics of the metal fittings on the handle, the menugi in the ito wrap, and facing views of the seppa (spacers) and hand guard, please.

[oldhonda]

This is a fake. Lesson the beginners can learn here is always look (show) the sword as a whole. Never only the tang markings.

[nickn]

In this instance the photo of the tang was all we needed to say fake

[oldhonda]

Add another example to the growing fake list.