Uncovering antique you may not have seen

I am not familiar with the sword, but just the same I would keep my money in the wallet for this one. That it turns up in Texas shouldn't matter; artifacts have been collected for a long time and antique collectors move these things all over the world. But, the way they are handling that sword, with bare hands, indicates that they know nothing about these swords or how they should be handled. Why would I accept their story that this is the original and not just one of many fakes or reproductions? Where is the scientific testing or the hard documentation? Clearly, there are better ways to certify authenticity an item then to reference a single photo from 1919. It is an interesting story, but I would wait until the facts are established

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not2sharp said:
I am not familiar with the sword, but just the same I would keep my money in the wallet for this one. That it turns up in Texas shouldn't matter; artifacts have been collected for a long time and antique collectors move these things all over the world. But, the way they are handling that sword, with bare hands, indicates that they know nothing about these swords or how they should be handled. Why would I accept their story that this is the original and not just one of many fakes or reproductions? Where is the scientific testing or the hard documentation? Clearly, there are better ways to certify authenticity an item then to reference a single photo from 1919. It is an interesting story, but I would wait until the facts are established

n2s
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I wondered the same thing; it was off-putting to see that gent touching the blade, but maybe the nihonto precautions have poisoned my mind. :D The blade is so thin that I don't doubt it is real (at 1:00 into the vid - it's a slip of paper).
 
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