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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.

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

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.