Gendaito Era ?

[Francis Wick]

Hallo and thanks 

 

I think this is a WWII sword made of stainless steel looking at the nakago. It may also have been cleaned I guess. Looks like Masa …Saku but I can’t seem to figure out what’s between ! It is at auction in England at sworders looks like a nice blade . Lots of lower end stuff for sale if anyone is looking for some armor or a lower end sword 

[xiayang]

以成田山釈迦堂甲伏鍛 = forged in kōbuse construction using old iron from Shakadō Hall at Narita-san temple

 

正尊作 = Masataka saku

 

From Markus Sesko's Swordsmiths of Japan:

 

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MASATAKA (正尊), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Chiba – “Nankai Tarō Masataka” (南海太郎正尊), real name Morioka Toshio (森岡俊雄), his family name Morioka is also quoted with the characters (盛岡), born January 6th 1918, nephew of Morioka Masayoshi (正吉), student of Kasama Shigetsugu (笠間繁継), and Takahashi Sadatsugu (高橋貞次), he came from the lineage of Nankai Tarō Tomotaka (南海太郎朝尊) and worked also as rikugun-jumei-tōshō, ryōkō no jōi (Akihide)

 

[Francis Wick]

That’s awesome thank you for taking the time to look at it and translate it.