The HECK is this hamon?

[Kren]

Im new here and also new to sword study. Is it just me or does this hamon look like the result of exam where the instructor was like, "show me at least 4 different types of gunome/choji in the blade of this hamon"? The blade is unsigned but it looks most like a muromachi, mino kanefusa type hamon doesn't it or no? I'm lost but Kanefusa is the closest i've seen to a hamon that looks like this.

 

Please educate me!

Who do you think forged this and when? 

 

 

-Kren

[paulb]

combination of an O-gunome and choji with yo and nie-deki thrown in. Looks like very late Mino work

[Fuuten]

In the first picture it seems to me some kind of wacky polisher trick? The actual hamon line below (see picture), is what seems to be the hamon?
 

Please correct me as I might and probably am wrong. or I'm mistaken with the floating particles obstructing what I think is the hamon line?

[Ganko]

I believe the line you are looking at is the boundary of a difference in metal composition. The hamon hardened differently for that reason. The center metal is slightly different from the sides in that area.

[Surfson]

I agree with Paul, that it is Sue Seki.

[Bazza]

In this image the hamon almost looks like JUZUBA –  Buddhist beads – a form of gonome hamon.

(From http://www.samuraisword.com/glossary/)

 

BaZZa.

 

 

 

[Ken-Hawaii]

Kren, I really like entire blade - do you own it?

 

I've found that if you change how the light reflects, you can pick out many different qualities of this hamon. First, midare, unevenness, must have been important to the tosho. Then, either gunome or choji, depending on how close you visualize the "humps." Then, koshiba/kuchigai/kuzure, & tobiyaki. Something for everyone! Yes, almost certainly Mino, although there are usually more togari than I see.

 

This is a blade that you can study for a very-long time, & find something new, every time!

[Kren]

Ken, I don't own the blade....I haven't bought my first blade yet. Been doing a lot of studying, research, etc. I just found this one to be intriguing and in all around good condition for what it seemed. Our son just turned 2 months old and we can't quite afford to spend thousands on a blade and I'm pretty sure my first blade will be unsigned and something that I would have to discover outside of collector circles. I want to start a tradition with my family and pass a blade down to my son and for him to pass it down. I think it'd be special. If I cant end up purchasing it, would you like me give you the link? 

[Kren]

Was this a result of the mass production sue-seki mono from sengoku period then?

 

Anyone wanna take a stab at a smith?