Translation help

My grandfather recently passed away and left me with a sword he brought back from Saipan. It doesn't appear to be an NCO sword (no blood groove or serial number), but other than that, I know basically nothing about it. Here's an image; I fiddled with the contrast and brightness to make it easier to read.

Thanks in advance!

maybe Kanetaka? ill be corrected if im wrong and others will fill in the blanks

I can see where Stephen is making Kanetaka...but, it is very difficult to read, so I think it is Kaneoto..."Seki? Ju Nin Fujii Kaneoto"

meaning "Fujii Kaneoto, a resident person of Seki? (made this)". There was a Fujii Kaneoto working as a Seki swordsmith making military swords between 1942-1945. The little Seki stamp above the signature shows that this is a WWII Seki produced military sword.

Regards,

Geo.

Cool. I suspected it was a standard military-issue sword. Nice to have it confirmed; now I don't have to feel bad using it for martial arts purposes. Thanks!

Thanks George

Stephen san, I actually wonder about those first 2 characters...might be Seki Ju...or..??? Some of those WWII name cutter guys deserve a good smack!!!

Regards,

George

yea i thought that was a big push for seki ju