A few years ago , my sister sent me a beautiful sword for Christmas . She deals in real estate and came across this particular item in an Es-state sale . She had made an offer of $50 for this what looked to be cheap mall type sword . The guy said how's about $75 ...? She bought it and sent it to me .
When it arrived , I noticed there was a small rusted area , not very bad or big . Hmmmm. Mall swords don't rust ? Only high carbon steel blades do that .
There where no obvious markings , just the shipping company who had sent it . I let it lay hanging on the wall for two years . One day while bored , I took it down to polish it and take a good look at it . I removed the handle cause on real Katanas , that's where the history lie !
Turns out after much research cause it engraved in Japanese , it a sword worth about $4,500 ! (HOLY CRAP) ! I'm still researching as to who forged it , when , what village and the exact quality of the steel !
It is a Dokuji Mami Sanmai with an alloy of hand forged 1150 , composit steel with 2% silicon mixture ! (holy cow) again .....!
To us lay-men , it's extremely durable , un breakable and came with certification papers confirming it,s authenticity . Extremely hard to sharpen but maintains an extremely sharp durable edge ....! (WOW) ....!
I called my sister too find out exactly how she came about this and it turns out two interior decorators bought the hole house full of stuff at an Es-state auction .
I'm still researching but it turns out that these master forgers had been doing this for centuries , just how old or when it was forged is so far still a mystery and it's true value , I've not a clue yet .....? I'll post a picture as soon as I post this ....(HOLY COE).......!
When it arrived , I noticed there was a small rusted area , not very bad or big . Hmmmm. Mall swords don't rust ? Only high carbon steel blades do that .
There where no obvious markings , just the shipping company who had sent it . I let it lay hanging on the wall for two years . One day while bored , I took it down to polish it and take a good look at it . I removed the handle cause on real Katanas , that's where the history lie !
Turns out after much research cause it engraved in Japanese , it a sword worth about $4,500 ! (HOLY CRAP) ! I'm still researching as to who forged it , when , what village and the exact quality of the steel !
It is a Dokuji Mami Sanmai with an alloy of hand forged 1150 , composit steel with 2% silicon mixture ! (holy cow) again .....!
To us lay-men , it's extremely durable , un breakable and came with certification papers confirming it,s authenticity . Extremely hard to sharpen but maintains an extremely sharp durable edge ....! (WOW) ....!
I called my sister too find out exactly how she came about this and it turns out two interior decorators bought the hole house full of stuff at an Es-state auction .
I'm still researching but it turns out that these master forgers had been doing this for centuries , just how old or when it was forged is so far still a mystery and it's true value , I've not a clue yet .....? I'll post a picture as soon as I post this ....(HOLY COE).......!