Japanese blade

machinist · 9th June 2017, 04:12 PM

It does not look Japanese to me. While it does have some Japanese characteristics like the habaki the straightness of it and the geometry of the blade look like it may have been made in imitation of Japanese swords. This is not to say it is a fake, just influenced by Japanese swords. I have been told by people who are knowledgeable on these subjects that Japan exported a lot of swords so perhaps someone copied from that.

9th June 2017, 04:12 PM	#3
machinist Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 93	It does not look Japanese to me. While it does have some Japanese characteristics like the habaki the straightness of it and the geometry of the blade look like it may have been made in imitation of Japanese swords. This is not to say it is a fake, just influenced by Japanese swords. I have been told by people who are knowledgeable on these subjects that Japan exported a lot of swords so perhaps someone copied from that.