Meaning of the word gendaito

[jeremy]

Hi guys,

 

Would a blade which was made in the early 1980's be considered a gendaito or shinsakuto or both? What are the general rules regarding these terminologies? And what of the term "Showato"?

 

Thanks,

 

Jeremy Hagop

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

Gendai (ç¾ä»£) means modern; gendaito means modern sword.

Shinsaku (新作) means new (exactly newly made); shinsakuto means new sword, (like shinto but since this word was already used...).

Showa (昭和) is an era (reign of the emperor Hiro-Hito). Showato commonly refers to swords forged during the WWII.

[Mark]

from what i see it is common to use these terms for swords made 1926-1945 --Showato to refer to swords made that are mass produced, or oil tempered, in contrast to Gendaito which is commonly used to describe swords that are hand made in the traditional way from tamahagane

[Nobody]

FYI;

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