In order to participate in the GunBroker Member forums, you must be logged in with your GunBroker.com account. Click the sign-in button at the top right of the forums page to get connected.
Options
fake japanese sword?
tsavo303
Member Posts: 8,900 ✭✭✭
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=72449301
serial number = fake , right?
I asked him for pics of blade or tip to determine if real , and he said he was away from sword
also wrapping looks like a copy. he does not mention the short sword in the text
serial number = fake , right?
I asked him for pics of blade or tip to determine if real , and he said he was away from sword
also wrapping looks like a copy. he does not mention the short sword in the text
Comments
easier to say "i dont know what I got- get a deal!"
than "i got ripped on this fake"
thanks guys for the insight, glad my little knowledge served me right
If you want to increase your knowledge and lessen the chance of getting taken for a ride, here's Richard Stein's primer. I highly reccommend it as the best Japanese sword site on the net.
THE JAPANESE SWORD INDEX
Address:
http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm
Changed:4:26 AM on Thursday, May 17, 2007
Even certain goofball posters that own a 1944 emergency issue Shin Gunto without the scabbard MIGHT comprehend some information since they are totally ignorant of the subject.[:0][}:)]