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Thank you for the information. The last time I removed the handle was in 2003. I'll try to get it apart for more pictures soon. Please pardon my ignorance, I'm completely unschooled about these... but learning. Are there any particular pictures I could take of it to help gain more information? Again, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, I do appreciate it.

Hello, I am Mark and I would like to find out when & where my Dad's samurai sword was made. Dad was in the US army and fought in the Philippines. He served from 1943 to 1946. He was stationed near Nagoya as part of the occupation forces after the war. When he was about to be sent home in December 1945, he acquired this sword at Kagamigahara air base, Japan. I was told the tang had been shortened and the remaining kanji was "Kane". I am hoping someone will be able to date the sword & in which school the sword was made. I've sent a few pictures with hope of gaining some knowledge about it. Dad gave it to me a few years back before passing in 2016 at 92 years of age. The kanji is old, I guess because a friend who hosted a Japanese exchange student asked the student to translate the kanji but was unable to do so because it was an older character no longer used I was told. I've attached a few pictures in hopes someone will have the knowledge I lack.. Thank you very much Samurai 2.bmp Samurai 5.bmp Samurai 4.bmp Samurai 1.bmp Samurai 3.bmp