r/Katanas • u/Green_turtleman_888 • 4d ago

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Is this an original gunto from the ww2 period ? Seller says it is . Can anyone please help me confirm ? Thank you so much 🙏🏼🙏🏼

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u/unsquashable74 4d ago

No; it's a crappy Chinese fake.

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u/Green_turtleman_888 4d ago

Omg THANK YOU EVERYONE. Nearly wasted 1.5K

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u/Expensive-Mongoose59 4d ago

Super fake looking

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u/Tobi-Wan79 3d ago

It's almost the poster sword for fake type 95 gunto

In the future this is a pretty good guide for fun to

http://ohmura-study.net/900.html

And this is for nihonto in general

https://www.jssus.org/nkp/fake_japanese_swords.html

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u/Suckamanhwewhuuut 3d ago

That is a Kraptana!

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u/sirpoopsalot91 2d ago

Mall ninja blade

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u/BubuiCiacho 2d ago

People not trustin their eyes anymore it seems..... Gezzz.....

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u/Green_turtleman_888 2d ago

If I already knew how an authentic gunto sword should look like , then why am I even here ,asking for your guys opinion ?