Traditional Showato / Gendaito ??

[Ron M]

This looks to be water quenched but signed like a jackass 🤣

 thoughts

[John C]

Not as bad as some. Here is a chippy Kanemune.

 

John C

[Bruce Pennington]

I cannot judge the showato vs gendaito question, but I can say that many WWII mei seem to have been written by modern medical doctors (can't read their writing!).  I have checked 5 other of his blades, and the mei does vary a bit, but all of them have this 'sloppy' style.  

[Ron M]

Was working the oshigata and the Edison bulbs were on fire for this hamon!

[Ron M]

And a few more on other side.

thanks for looking!

[vajo]

I see nothing on your pictures. Why they are golden? The real color is important to judge a blade. 

[John C]

Ron:

Just my two cents, though I would lean toward water quenched. I'm not seeing the typical dark spots or dark shadow line of oil quenching. But I'm also not seeing nie. Could that misty line be nioi-deki?

 

John C.

[Ron M]

Thank you! Here is regular pics same as the original post. 

[John C]

Just two more cents - I think a polish would bring out some nie and make it more obvious. Still leaning toward water quench. Caveat - that doesn't necessarily mean gendaito (in our sense of the word). Could be water quenched and semi-hand forged using Swedish or types of steel other than tamahgane. 

 

John C.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Hi Ron, can we get a look at the Kai Gunto mounts?

[Brian]

I see nothing suggesting oil quenched. This looks like a decent and fully traditionally made Gendaito to me.