Chinese sword: real or bazaar?

Lew · 3rd July 2008, 03:44 AM

Too much active fresh rust water damage to the scabbard looks recent. Habaki looks like crap with bad engraving job. In other words JUNK

Lew

josh stout · 3rd July 2008, 05:25 PM

I agree the tunkou (habaki) is all wrong and very modern looking. The wood at the tip of the scabbard looks more aged than old.

I have seen a few very late pieces that fool me into thinking they are fake when they do have some age, and this one has some things in common with those. Still, usually part of the reason I think the very late things are fake is because they are in such good condition.
Josh

3rd July 2008, 03:44 AM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Too much active fresh rust water damage to the scabbard looks recent. Habaki looks like crap with bad engraving job. In other words JUNK Lew

3rd July 2008, 05:25 PM	#2
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	I agree the tunkou (habaki) is all wrong and very modern looking. The wood at the tip of the scabbard looks more aged than old. I have seen a few very late pieces that fool me into thinking they are fake when they do have some age, and this one has some things in common with those. Still, usually part of the reason I think the very late things are fake is because they are in such good condition. Josh