NA stamp on Mumei Nakago, Gendaito??

[marivo]

Hello, can a Mumei sword with a Nagoya stamp be a Gendaito??
The seller claims the stamp is on page 57 of the oshigata book from John Scott Slough.
Sadly enough i don't own this book.
A notare hamon is slightly visible

[Gunto]

It can be.....but need to be examined in hand.

[Gunto]

By the way.... It has a awful lot of seppas. Not right.
It ones had a leather seppa with lock strap.

Do you have better photos of the blade?

[marivo]

The Tsuka belongs not original to this blade, the original Tsuka was shattered.

Got my doubts about the leather combat cover.

[Gunto]

I would wait for a better complete example.

[BOB COLEMAN]

The only reason a gendaito would be unsigned would be the fact that it had a flaw in it's forging and a one point rejected by a blade inspection committee. I learned this fact from Kaname Moriwaki(smith name Masataka)founder of the Minatagawa Jinga forge. I came across an unsigned example of his forge's work with only the kikusui mon stamp. This was the information he imparted to me. The blade was house in a low quality temporary shirasaya at the time I found it.

[marivo]

Thanks for the response, I think i let this one pass.