Is this aikuchi a fake or WWII vintage?

Treeslicer · 24th March 2018, 08:25 AM

IMHO, vintage tourist bait or export knicknack. The dragon horimono is, shall we say, less than spectacular. Stuff similar to this, but smaller, could be found as letter openers back in the 1950's, IIRC. OK, I see the hamon. I like the geometric yokote flare, similar to what a Takayama sword has (or an unokubi-zukuri, though it has none of the other characteristics for that), but see no sign of the area being properly ground.

In hand, is there any sign of a hada? If it shows signs of folding, I'd class it as a kaiken, and admit it as a sort of low-end nihonto. Besides what was confiscated and handed out, all sorts of things got sold to GI's after the war.

24th March 2018, 08:25 AM	#3
Treeslicer Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 65	IMHO, vintage tourist bait or export knicknack. The dragon horimono is, shall we say, less than spectacular. Stuff similar to this, but smaller, could be found as letter openers back in the 1950's, IIRC. OK, I see the hamon. I like the geometric yokote flare, similar to what a Takayama sword has (or an unokubi-zukuri, though it has none of the other characteristics for that), but see no sign of the area being properly ground. In hand, is there any sign of a hada? If it shows signs of folding, I'd class it as a kaiken, and admit it as a sort of low-end nihonto. Besides what was confiscated and handed out, all sorts of things got sold to GI's after the war. Last edited by Treeslicer; 24th March 2018 at 08:45 AM.

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