Translation help

[Ronald Aguirre]

Can anyone help with the translation? 

[Conway S]

The smith is Murayama Kanetoshi and it’s dated a lucky day in February 1939. Do you have better pictures of the nakago? The pictures cut off part of the Mei and the other characters on the date side are not well-focused. 

[mecox]

@Ronald Aguirre   Ron, mei looks to be:  Noshu ju nin Murayama Kanetoshi kore saku kore  (inhabitant of Noshu "Mino")  濃州住人村山兼俊之作  in artistic script. 

 As noted by Conway date is Showa 14 (1939) February lucky day.  The two kanji at right of date appear to be a name (of owner)  maybe Mizu (cant read)   水 X.   

 

There is more info & pics in paper of "Japanese Swordsmiths GIFU 1937"   in NMB Downloads ((top of page)

兼俊  Kanetoshi (村山 喜之一  Murayama Yoshinoichi)
Born: Meiji 38 (1905) August 3; Registered as a Seki smith, Showa 14 (1939) October 8. 
In 1937 lived at Kamo-gun, Tomita-mura, Hanyu.
History: trained under father Murayama Kaneyuki (#30).   Died February 23, 1978. Independent from Showa 9 (1934) with tanrenjo at Kamo-gun, Kamono-mura.
Summary: also trained under Niwa Kanematsu Kanenobu 兼信.
In pre-war shinsakuto exhibitions won 3 Nyusen-sho, also Kinpai (Gold medal) and  Daijin-sho (Ministers Award)
1940: 5th shinsakuto exhibition submitted long tachi (nagasa 115 cm) won recommendation.
1940: in tameshigiri section by Nakayama Hakudo his sword gained good review.
1941: 6th shinsakuto exhibition 2nd seat of 5.

 

There was a father and two sons  all registered in Seki in October, 1939

MURAYAMA Kaneyuki  born   1884 
Murayama  Kanetoshi  born  1905 
Murayama  Kaneshige born  1909 

 

Example below is from Slough: