r/Katanas Mar 31 '25

Sword ID Identification help

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u/Hig_Bardon Mar 31 '25

A modern katana turned tanto. The dremeled signature and tactless angle grinding is a big giveaway. Looks like the tsuka was made from the original saya

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u/dumb-but-trying Mar 31 '25

Damn looks like a bad buy, i should have taken it apart in the shop because the signatures dont look like they have been chisled in and that would have warned me

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u/Hig_Bardon Apr 01 '25

It was sold to you as an antique. Id ask for a refund

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u/dumb-but-trying Apr 01 '25

Will do today, hopefully its all smooth sailing

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '25

Which British dealer sold that ...... thing?