Brad

Thank You Jean.

Will do Chris, thanks.

Sorry for the delay. Here are picts...

Will do tonight/tomorrow when I get home.

Thanks guys. I'm only in 1 sword deep and already feel the addiction!

Thanks Guys. I'm amazed I was that close. I see that there are 21 Kaneharu sword smiths out of Mino province from Koto to Showa eras (according to Nihonto Club). How in the heck do you figure out which smith and what date? I guess this is where really knowing your blades pays off? The sword is in WWII military configuration. I'm guessing here, but if it was showa period, wouldn't it have the showa kanji and different style date signature? Being it has the province, and maker, I would guess it is older. The tang throws me off though, if it's an old blade it should be rusty more black than red right? This one is slightly rusty... I am a total novice here...

Can anyone take a look at this mei for me? The highlighted Kanji is a guess. This is my first translation and I am very new to this so correct me as I'm sure i missed something! I also can't find the province, I'm sure I got that wrong. Any help would be appreciated!

That would be great, let me know if it materializes. Thanks Kurt.