Hello to all. trying to help a friend out with the Identity and authenticity of a newly acquired Katana. I have included 3 photos of the sword. Hope it helps. Just want to know general info, thanks in advance. Cheers to all,
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not Japanese
It's not a Japanese sword.
Not sure if it's a completely different type of sword (i.e. from China), or a very poor imitation of a Japanese sword.
Pete
Katana Idenity
Hello Pete, thanks for the reply.
I was hoping for a bit more. We are assuming it's a "Knock off" but we were more curious about the "signature"? on the sword. Have you ever seen one like it before? We have tried to research the mark but have found no info on it but that does not surprise me.
Hap
kanji
The first character is "hachi", the number 8.
The third is "TOu / KATANA", meaning "sword".
So, it's probably a 'name for the sword', not a person's name.
Pete