Tang Translation Help

[h_blancett]

Hello! I would like some assistance translating the tang of a family heirloom katana. It was supposedly taken during WWII by my grandfather and has been in the family since. I attempted an amateur translation based off of some common kanji smith names and province names: 濃州住人゛河合兼義鍛之 - Nōshū-jū (hito?) Kawai Kaneyoshi kitau kore - This was forged by Kawai Kaneyoshi of Nōshū. I would like to know if this is in any way correct; thank you ahead of time for any help!

 

 

I have attached four pictures of the tang. All of the pictures I took are here: https://imgur.com/a/5yZ6h the attached images are simply the best ones.

[Mark]

Ju Nin (not Hito), resident of

[h_blancett]

Thanks Mark! Do you know about the accuracy of the remainder of the translation? Also here is a working link to the imgur gallery, apologies. https://imgur.com/gallery/5yZ6h

[Ian B3HR2UH]

Henri , . Congratulations on attempting the translation and on being successful . There are so many people on this board who wont even try . You have shown that it is not all that difficult if you apply yourself .

Ian Brooks

[Mark]

yes, the rest looks fine. good job

[h_blancett]

Henri , . Congratulations on attempting the translation and on being successful . There are so many people on this board who wont even try . You have shown that it is not all that difficult if you apply yourself .

Ian Brooks

 

yes, the rest looks fine. good job

Thank you guys! Now for my research on the smith: I have yet to narrow down which Kaneyoshi made this, as I have seen up to 6 different smiths by that name operating at the time. I can provide more pictures of the sword if needed.