Thanks for you input Ray and John.
Dual Mei Inscriptions
Regarding the mei, your comments have developed the following observations and questions. Reverse mei looks blemished away, by time I may suppose. Presuming the blade mei is Gi Mei, maybe the Gi Mei inscriptions can assist determining the blade time period. If that is so, then:
What time period did Kunitsugu worked as a Smith?
Does this time period overlaps with Masahiro’s (1600’s)?
Is the blade characteristics similar to blades of this time periods?
Presuming both mei are authentic: is there anything that the community has seen out there as a double smith forged katana? Or in the other hand this is a mu mei with a Gi mei inscription.
Blade characteristics
Looking at the blade I found it quite attractive in particular its hamon and its current condition. I have to ask: Am I looking at a genuine Edo period nihonto, a gendaito or neither (fake blade)?
My aim was to buy a gendaito that was traditionally forged and used possibly in WW2. Did I fail in my search? =(
What could be this item value?
Any input in my observations and questions are welcomed. Thanks in advance.