japanese sword ( genuine or fake ??? )

tsubame1 · 10th March 2007, 11:23 AM

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 :

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.

10th March 2007, 11:23 AM	#21
tsubame1 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Magenta, Northern Italy Posts: 123	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 : 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.