Real or fake? Browning Japan

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Chaser81
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Real or fake? Browning Japan

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Picked this beautiful knife up recently and I’m confused on what I’ve read regarding tang stamps. I don’t want to sell a fake. The only marking is the tang stamp pictured.
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ThatWeirdKnifeGuy
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Is real. Have seen a few others just like it on the site. In general counterfeiters wouldn't bother with something made in Japan. Don't get me wrong, I love knives made in Japan. Recently people have rediscovered the quality in knives made in Japan, but historically the country of origin has prevented a collectors market from growing. Even if you can sell it for a pretty penny now, its just not on a counterfeiters radar. Good knife btw ::tu::
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That's my Etsy store where I sell old knives and sometimes handmade knife accessories to support my knife habbit. Thanks for looking my friend. ::tu::
Chaser81
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Re: Real or fake? Browning Japan

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Chaser81 wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 12:00 pm Picked this beautiful knife up recently and I’m confused on what I’ve read regarding tang stamps. I don’t want to sell a fake. The only marking is the tang stamp pictured.
ThatWeirdKnifeGuy wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 1:28 pm Is real. Have seen a few others just like it on the site. In general counterfeiters wouldn't bother with something made in Japan. Don't get me wrong, I love knives made in Japan. Recently people have rediscovered the quality in knives made in Japan, but historically the country of origin has prevented a collectors market from growing. Even if you can sell it for a pretty penny now, its just not on a counterfeiters radar. Good knife btw ::tu::
Thank you for the info!
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Re: Real or fake? Browning Japan

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That knife is perfect, all are stamped that way.
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Re: Real or fake? Browning Japan

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knifeaholic wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 5:02 pm That knife is perfect, all are stamped that way.
Thank you!
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