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There is another term we usually find when talking about japanese swords :  

There is another term we usually find when talking about japanese swords :  

Shinsakutô 新作刀. This means "recently made swords" and is referred to swords

Shinsakuto 新作刀. This means "recently made swords" and is referred to swords

made by a living smith and after 1952 when the 1945 ban of forging swords ended.

made by a living smith and after 1952 when the 1945 ban of forging swords ended.

It's basically a sub-group of Gendaito, because if the smith pass away, for the NBTHK (Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai) Shinsa (judgement) the sword begins Gendaito.   

It's basically a sub-group of Gendaito, because if the smith pass away, for the NBTHK (Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai) Shinsa (judgement) the sword begins Gendaito.