Cousin bought an "authentic" Japanese WW2 sword from a shop in Myanmar and I'm worried he has been ripped off. Any help would be appreciated

I’m not sure if this is an authentic example. Blade appears to be folded steel but also has a “7” on the bottom of the tang

Hello,

can you please help me if this is modern cast reproduction? It 99% is, but I want to make sure and learn how to spot it by myself?

Also, what specific school or style of this sukashi tsuba?

Thank you!

Saw this listing at an estate auction and they seem very sure about the provenance - just wondering if it holds up. I rarely see non-specialist auction houses go into this much detail, but there’s already a bid for $1k so at least one bidder out there believes it. Lots more pictures in the listing (link below).

I’m not a buyer, realistically, just curious to know more (about both the sword and the auction house).

Listing description:

“Important 16th Century Signed Hiroga Japanese Katana Sword signed Haku Shu Ju Hiroga Sei, dated Ten Bun Ni Nen Hachi Gatsu Hi (August 1533), having engraved horimono gomabashi, mounted in World War II period military-style mounts, having ray skin grip, brown cord wrapping, metal fittings and leather-covered scabbard, total length 39 inches, blade length 28 inches.”

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/242829485_important-16th-century-signed-hiroga-japanese-katana-sword-windsor-ct

recently I've come across with this Blade and I would love to know the name of the Smith if It is trustworthly. Could you please help me to find?

Just opened this up today. Really amazing light weight cutter. Crucible steel. Suguha Hamon.

I've got a budget of around 200 euros and was wondering if anyone knows of any decent shops where I could get a replica of any of the swords from kagurabachi. I'm also willing to go a bit over budget if there's a place that does custom swords who would be able to make the tsuba necessary for one.

friend of mine is looking for one so i figured id ask if anyone on here has one they are looking to sell

Pitty a white boy with an antique samurai sword addiction... (c;

Does anyone from Europe (or specificly Poland) have experience with True Katana? ( True Katana ). I want to buy a collectioner katana from bleach for a birthday present but im mixed up about the opinions. It doesn't have to be the highest quality it will be hung up on the wall anyways but it cant be a cheap knock-off either. I have to import it from the states or where ever else either way because the prices here are crazy and its hard to find something good or in a resonable price. Did anyone order from there to Europe? How long did the shipment take and is it worth the 150USD ?? Any help would be apreciated.

This shin gunto tsuka came in for restoration, needing new samegawa and a new wrap.

I added premium level samegawa, polished and tinted to replace the shrunken and fractured original panels. I then rewrapped it in brown silk in katana tsuka configuration instead of a typical gunto config since it had previously been converted that way. This means the wrap starts and ends on the side of the tsuka facing out if the sword was worn with the blade edge up, like most katana, instead of the side that would normally be facing out if the blade edge was down, as gunto were typically worn.

I'm not sure if any were wrapped like this originally or if this was an owner mod made at some point later on. Let me know what you think in the comments.

I mainly got this idea from how the Chinese LOVE putting a fuckton of rings on their swords.

Looking to sell a odachi, had it since 2003, no rust or crack or broken scabbard.

Its almost 6 feet long.

Im not sure if this allowed here, Im sorry if it isnt.

And location is in ontario, can ship anywhere.

hello,

just buy some tantos at a flea market this morning, there is one blade signed, but it s kind of hard to read, i tried my best to take a honest picture,

it would be nice to have a translation,im very curious about it,

Hi! I'm a minor, but my dad is pretty into swords, so I want to also learn about them because he always talks about them, and it seems pretty cool. (I never got past a masamune and a hamon lol) Where do I start learning, and eventually, for when I'm older, places I can buy my first authentic blade?

Idk if this flair is good but here it is! I like it at least.a

Crossposting from r/Tosogu because that community seems potentially a little less active.

I'm currently visiting Japan and I have seen old tsubas at antique markets, usually plain iron without decorations from guntos.

What could be price for one of those? And what is the risk of them being a fake or a replica?

I got in my hands a dull katana with plastic hand and some weird sign on blade

There’s an unsigned wakizashi available being sold for 700 by a japanese vendor alongside many other modern and antique japanese artisan goods, apparently it’s all from his grandfather’s estate. The hamon was diffifcult to get on camera but it played very nicely with the light and felt very soft rather than the harsh examples i’ve seen on mall swords. I’m not well-versed in Nihinto has i’ve never gotten the privilege of handling a genuine piece, but from my research online in preparation for eventually getting one it feels very real.

The torokusho was also included, and as far as I can tell is not forged. The inkan were applied to the document directly, meaning at the very least it isn’t photocopied. To my understanding(and please correct me if I’m wrong) this just means that it is a real nihonto made in japan registered with the govt an “art piece“ and not a random chinese repro. What are your thoughts?

Hey guys, I bought a 200 year old katana recently (i have the certificate and everything) and was wondering how often and how i should perform maintenance. thanks!

update: i just found the maintenance kit they shipped w the katana. thank you all for all your help!

Hello all, I have a blade with no obvious stamping, considerable amount of blade rust and no scabbard. I assume it’s military made item from the appearance of how seppa spacer and the hitsu-ana (? Attachment hole) overlap.

I would love to have it cleaned up, but want to ensure that doing that would damage it.

Nagasa is 460mm
The overall length is 586mm

Thank you