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Need help with two translations on a type 94 gunto and unknown katana

Submitted by kitsunedude on Wed, 2015-10-21 19:28

Type 94 Images
Full image - http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx326/wallpaperzzz/WP_20151019_13_34_...
Kissaki - http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx326/wallpaperzzz/WP_20151019_13_33_...
Habaki - http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx326/wallpaperzzz/WP_20151019_13_31_...
Tsuka - http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx326/wallpaperzzz/WP_20151019_13_30_...
Blade - http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx326/wallpaperzzz/WP_20151018_18_24_...
Tang - http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx326/wallpaperzzz/WP_20151018_18_22_...
Tang - http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx326/wallpaperzzz/Gunto%2094.jpg

Unknown Katana Images
Tang - http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx326/wallpaperzzz/%20%20%20%20.png.jpeg
Blade - http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx326/wallpaperzzz/WP_20150927_14_21_...
Kozuka - http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx326/wallpaperzzz/WP_20150927_14_12_...

I think the saya on the unknown katana was a replacement because it seems longer then it should be.

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	#1Submitted by saipan59 on Thu, 2015-10-22 00:28. fakes Sorry, I think they are Chinese fakes. Pete Login or register to post comments


	#2Submitted by kitsunedude on Thu, 2015-10-29 19:23. question is their any chance the unknown one might be real or clearly fake? Login or register to post comments


	#3Submitted by kazarena on Thu, 2015-10-29 22:24. Hi, Sorry, the unknown one is Hi, Sorry, the unknown one is 100% fake. Stan Login or register to post comments


	#4Submitted by saipan59 on Thu, 2015-10-29 22:41. odd Took a closer look at the 2nd one. The name says "Kobayashi Rikio". There is apparently a modern smith (working today) who has a real name Kobayashi Rikio, but his art name is Sadanaga. The following things are suspicious: - Why is it signed with his full real name? - Why is there no yasurimei (filemarks) on the nakago? - Your picture of the blade looks like it's not really polished. - When I Google this guy, some of the claims sound exaggerated. He apparently makes blades that are not really traditional, such as this one: http://www.katana.giheiya.com/shouhin_list/japanese_sword/iaiyoushinken/... This store has a bunch, with different names on them, but they are mostly/all low quality ("ready for iai or tameshigiri"). Most are too cheap to be the real thing. Pete Login or register to post comments


	#5Submitted by kitsunedude on Thu, 2015-10-29 22:59. Thank you Thank you everyone for the help. Login or register to post comments