japanese sword ( genuine or fake ??? )

[ferrylaki]

Originally Posted by tsubame1

The more I watch at it, the less I'm convinced.
The difference in dimension between the mekugiana is something that puzzle
me.
Usually multiple ancient mekugiana have roughly the same dimensions












but even ancestral blades mounted in Shingunto are not different :



thanks ,
this sword diffenetely been shortened. the two small ana are added later. and the tang has been cut. if only we can see the hamon, it would be easier for us to say whether it is old or a gunto WWII period.
I found the sword has wooden saya covered with brown leather...it is a shingunto mounth am I right?

best regards,

ferry

http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~t-ohmura/gunto_023.htm






and Shinshinto handachi mounted swords (Handachi is an Edo period mounting similar to Shingunto, with Sarute) are similar in placement but still with the
same larger dimensions in the holes :



This last has not been shortened. I'm sure because it's mine.

thanks ,
this sword diffenetely been shortened. the two small ana are added later. and the tang has been cut. if only we can see the hamon, it would be easier for us to say whether it is old or a gunto WWII period.
I found the sword has wooden saya covered with brown leather...it is a shingunto mounth am I right?