Posted 4 years ago
Fuzzman
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I wondered if this is a real Katana ? The masters markings are on the blade but nothing on the tang ?
My daughters boyfriend was training in Thailand ( martial arts ) h passed away and left this Katana | ||
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Looks kike a modern Chinese version.
I wonder what the markings show ...( who made it ?). And where it was made?
Congcu what makes you think that the sword is Chinese ? Interesting !
I said it looks like a Chinese piece. Can't be positive. I have one very similar that I bought on eBay shipped directly from China. Japanese Samurai swords have a long and well documented history of manufacture. A little research on your part will explain more. Perhaps you can find someone who reads Chinese. Check eBay as well.
See this link: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=T16dQOQ6&id=587F58B37EB9B00425A0C85DB3D670A6D4414BFF&thid=OIP.T16dQOQ6SPZkwAMS_X9iwAHaEK&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fi.ytimg.com%2fvi%2fXmOagg7_OrA%2fmaxresdefault.jpg&exph=720&expw=1280&q=marks+on+chinese+samurai+swords&simid=608052389020173611&ck=D9C63FF78586A4BE615034A79290F4E4&selectedIndex=1&FORM=IRPRST&ajaxhist=0
I contacted a Chinese friend to assist with the translation. Top line on right "united knife", bottom line "special steel". left side characters in the square are archaic characters, may be a traditional, historic , touch mark of a famous maker.