Re: Digest Number 1288

I have a question not quite off topic, but a little to the side, maybe. A
friend of mine bought a katana recently, and he's very interested in
finding out anything about its history, if there is some way to find out.
Would anyone here know about how to find out what history a katana may
have? He has some photos of it on his web site.
http://www.hinesfamily.org/katana.html

Any information would be appreciated. You can e mail me, or just e mail
my friend, if you know anything to help him trace this katana's origins
and history.

Thanks,
Sharon Hayakawa

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Sharon Hayakawa wrote:

> I have a question not quite off topic, but a little to the side, maybe. A
> friend of mine bought a katana recently, and he's very interested in
> finding out anything about its history, if there is some way to find out.
> Would anyone here know about how to find out what history a katana may
> have? He has some photos of it on his web site.
> http://www.hinesfamily.org/katana.html
>
> Any information would be appreciated. You can e mail me, or just e mail
> my friend, if you know anything to help him trace this katana's origins
> and history.
>

It looks like a typical Chinese knock-off to me....

Sorry.


Tony

Yes, Its a Chinese copy and poorly made too. The swastikas are not swastikas . They are the reverse of the German swastikas. In Japan, it is a Buddhist symbol. They are also found in the Southwest area of the United States on Indian pottery. Japanese swordsmiths never did gold engraving on blades. Again, it is not worth the trouble to restore it since it is badly made.

Robert Corella
Collector of fine Japanese Swords

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Yes, Its a Chinese copy and poorly made too. The swastikas are not
swastikas . They are the reverse of the German swastikas. In Japan, it is a
Buddhist symbol. They are also found in the Southwest area of the United
States on Indian pottery. Japanese swordsmiths never did gold engraving on
blades. Again, it is not worth the trouble to restore it since it is badly
made.

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Sooo,What are you trying to tell us? Were you going to show this Sword or
what? Kee...