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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 9863056, member: 20148&quot;]Actually Komo, to be more accurate, the tang <i>may</i> tell the story of the blade. The blade tells the story of the blade, and needs to be looked at first. Many people simply look at the tang and what is says and accept this as gospel, but in fact many, especially older blade, are what we call <i>Gimei </i>(fake or added signatures). The blade itself will tell you if the signature is <i>shoshin</i> (genuine). Some people were very good at faking signatures, but the blade cannot lie, and a smith worked in a certain style, with certain characteristics and this will often tell you if the signature is Gimei or not. Of course this usually applies to blades by the more prominent makers, but it can also be found on later WWII period swords too, often done in China.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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