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Joe/Steve B/Chris, Many thanks for your interest and responses. I agree that the signature looks very similar to that in the post Joe highlighted for me - with the exception of the 2 first name kanji, the mei are almost identical. My follow-up question therefore has to be why the smith would use his first name on one sword and not another? Any ideas?? Thank you again for your interest and time. Regards, ~David R~

Hello, I am a newly-joined member looking for help in confirming the origin of a WW2 army sword that, until recently, I assumed had been made by the Jumei Tosho Kanetoshi (Murayama Kinnoichi) but I have now been advised that whilst the signature does say Kanetoshi it is not the signature of the Jumei Tosho one. I attach a link to pics of each side of the tang: http://www.ukimagehost.com/view/4e563fbf2b304d6c.jpg http://www.ukimagehost.com/view/4e563fbf2afebc4e.jpg I believe the mei reads: Noshu Ju Kanetoshi Saku Kore Wo. There are no other marks on the tang that I can find, certainly no stamps, other than the characters painted in green and silver on the reverse (the 3 large ones and the 2 small squarish ones down near the bottom), and which I cannot make head nor tail of. The following links give a feel for the blade and it's style: http://www.ukimagehost.com/view/4e563fbf2a279182.jpg http://www.ukimagehost.com/view/4e563fbf2a46bcb6.jpg http://www.ukimagehost.com/view/4e563fbf2a9e96e7.jpg Any help you can give would be most gratefully received. Many thanks, ~David R~