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I dont know where to put this request in this forum. Therefore i am asking this here. If this is not allowed, then I apologize. I just found this Japanese flag on the net. The seller is asking about 150 euro's. I was wandering if this is really a original flag from the WW2 era. The size is in cm. If it's a real one, i like to put it in a photo frame and hang it behing the gendiato. Finishing touch.

Thank you. I have just tried to make some detailed shots of the hamon, but the result were a little disappointing. A colleague of mine, takes pictures for her hobby. Maybe she can help me with. A question: When I look at the forum, most Nihonto's are pretty polished. As you can see on the pictures is the Gendaito scratched here and there. Can you give me advice herein concerning the Gendaito neater gain / polished?

Of course Matt. I have just made these two pictures of the hamon. Hopefully the quality of the photos well enough to be able to see something in it.

Thank you all for the information. Looking at the signatures from the link Rich mentioned, i find the picture "F" looking the most on the signature on my blade. To bad that are only three figures in that signature instead of the five figures on the blade.

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Hi all, This is my first post on this forum, so I would like to introduce myself. I'm Dave, 40 years old and living in the Netherlands. Like my father, I've always been fascinated / interested in Nihonto's. My father never bought a Nihonto because he did not have the knowledge to distinguish a real from a fake one. 2 Weeks ago a Shingunto Gendaito came on my way which I bought. The seller told me that he had taken over the Gendaito 12 years ago from another collector. It would be a Gendaito blacksmith Nagamitsu and manufactured in 1942. Given my lack of knowledge about this type of swords, I can not confirm this. Because of this I came to this forum to learn and read about Nihonto's. I also like to know your opinion about this Gendaito.