Mizuno 919 Forged Irons: Real or Fake?

So you're thinking they're legit? I can always return them once I get the set, so unless they are clearly fakes I think I'll see how the feel and look once I get them in person

I think they are legit, as said below it looks like someone just added some paint fill. The shafts are great, I’m playing them at the moment.

Look real to me

look real to me. i have the same ones, the club face design and text of the club number is exactly the same

Just tell the seller you need to confirm authenticity with a serial number or you’ll have to cancel

I would lean fake. My concerns are the shafts, grips, and ferrules. I build and repair clubs and see some really good fakes. From the pics, these look really good.

The first thing I noticed was the step pattern of the shafts is off, but it is hard to tell from the pics. From my memory, the shafts should have some smaller steps closer to the grip. Most of the fake sets I have seen have NS Pro or True Temper S300. I think they all use the same shaft but with different labels.

I think the grips are fake. I don’t remember seeing Mizuno offer that type of grip. If they did, it is old. On recent sets, I believe Mizuno doesn’t shrink wrap the grips. They put a loose plastic sleeve over the grips. The clubs could have been reshafted, but Mizuno uses taller ferrules and not short ones.

The finish on the faces and the leading edge do seem off. It could be the pics, but the finish on the face does look too dark.

There should be a serial number on every club. I just checked a set of MP 20s and everyone has a serial number.

also, my 919 Tours have a serial number just above the Grain Flow Forged stamp that's pretty visible. I'd imagine the real 919 Forged version has the same. Mizuno's default grips for these are the Golf-Pride MCC plus-4s which that is not.

probably a good call to back off

Yep, I canceled and got a refund this morning. Thank y'all again for your help!

Yes, the 7i shouldn’t be wider than the 8i