Now seems to be the time when even shinsakuto and even wartime gendaito must be studied harder as we study older blades. At our meeting last friday night, a collector brought a sword signed Kiyomaro, which was an obvious shinsakuto. I asked the owner if he would like to possible know who the actual maker of the sword was, as I just happened to have a nice example that was like as clone of his blade. My sword was genuine mei made by Higo kaneaki from the Yashiro Kimurs family in Kumamoto. Everything the same, yasuri mei, tang shape, sugata, deki etc.......just the name on the tang was different! I do not wish this to be a controversal string, it was meant to warn honest collectors and dealers at the request of some friends in Japan, including my friend who knows Ono san very well.