Help with Sword translation?

[Jumper]

Hi folks,

picked this up a while back and finally took the time to see if it was signed.

thanks for any info.

J

[Jumper]

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[gunto]

?? Kanetaka.

[Jumper]

Thanks ...

Any year or province?

[nickn]

seki 1940`s

[nickn]

i guess it has a seki or showa stamp?

[Jumper]

Hello,

no stamp at all just the characters.

[nickn]

may we have a photo of the hamon?

[Jumper]

Sure no problem.

[Jumper]

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[Jumper]

Its got a nick or two but Ive seen much worse..

[Luis22]

Its got a nick or two but Ive seen much worse..

gorgeous sword.. congrats!!!

[rabbit indy]

Mei is Kanetsura. 兼貫.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/kanetsur.jpg
He is Seki sword smith in Showa era, around 1940.
His true name is Nakano Eizo.

rabbit indy

[nickn]

as i said seki 1940`s
from the photos ,and the ding in the edge, i guess its un quenched with a drawn on hamon