help with Showa inscription, please

[Mark]

i have a katana, dated 8th month showa 19 1944  the mei is giving me trouble. I think i should know it........ i think maybe Tajima kuni ju nin ???  Kuni saku

 

but i may have it completely wrong

 

thanks in advance

 

mark

[xiayang]

渡島國住人泰國作 = Oshima no Kuni-jūnin Yasukuni saku

[Mark]

Jan

 

thanks!!!!!!!!!!

 

mark

[Bruce Pennington]

Man, I hate the cursive!  I'm barely recognizing some of the print style writing!

[cisco-san]

I guess it is this smith (from Markus book):

YASUKUNI (泰国), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Hokkaidō – “Yasukuni” (泰国), real name Takeshita Takeshi (竹下猛), he worked as rikugun-jumei-tōshō, kihin no retsu (Akihide), First Seat at the 6th Shinsaku Nihontō Denrankai (新作日本刀展覧会, 1941)