Chinese sword: Real or Fake?

Tim Simmons · 1st August 2005, 07:25 PM

I personelly feel there is a difference between repro, fantasy and fake. Some well made repros are exellent copies of weapons that can be rare or prohibitively exspensive and if sold honestly a good thing though not to my taste I might add. Fantasy well if you like that sort of thing. This particular piece I feel is very near a fake. Fakes which to my mind are sold with malice a forethought are rather unpleasant. Tim

1st August 2005, 07:25 PM	#6
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,854	I personelly feel there is a difference between repro, fantasy and fake. Some well made repros are exellent copies of weapons that can be rare or prohibitively exspensive and if sold honestly a good thing though not to my taste I might add. Fantasy well if you like that sort of thing. This particular piece I feel is very near a fake. Fakes which to my mind are sold with malice a forethought are rather unpleasant. Tim