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Thank you. I'll be sure to read it. I'd like to broaden my knowledge and this will help greatly. I appreciate it very much!

Chris, I can't thank you enough for this information. I can read the majority of the Kanji on the Tang but would never have been able to deduce this (I have a lot to learn). Also thank you for the link!

I am relatively familiar with the traditional process though not that of Showato. It is hard to tell from the images but after a closer inspection you can see the hada when holding the actual sword. Thank you so much for the information you have provided (an the others too of course). I cannot give enough thanks!

Thank you very much for the reply. Being Showato it would have been machine made and oil quenched to achieve the 'hamon'?

Hello everyone, I'm a first time poster and was wondering if anyone could assist me in the identification of a sword. In short my knowledge is relatively basic and I require some assistance. The sword in question has a Shōwa era Menuki as well as a stamp on the Tang, but I'd like to know if it is a genuine Guntō. * Edit I have now attached the images for the convenience of everyone. Please excuse my original post to those that saw it. With the suggestion I should introduce myself could someone be kind enough to send me in the direction of the new members thread as I cannot seem to locate it.