OK, have I been correctly informed? Kaneaki?

[Suci]

Hope this comes out OK.
I have a Japanese sword from the last war; I am told the blade is very good quality.
On the part of the blade hidden inside the grip is a signature of the blade maker; I am told it is Kaneaki.

Have I been informed correctly?

Where is a good place to get the sword valued (if I am allowed to ask / you are allowed to say)?

Thank you

Suci

[Bruce Pennington]

Not Kaneaki.  It's 

兼定 (Kanesada)

 

kanesada.jpg (70×350) (japaneseswordindex.com)

[John C]

Suci:

I think the first kanji is probably Seki. So maybe Seki ju Kanesada? If there are any stamps on the tang or a date on the other side, that would be helpful as well. 

John C.

[SteveM]

岡田兼定  Okada Kanesada

 

[mecox]

“Kanesada” (兼定), real name Okada Sadao (岡田定男), born September 9, 1905 (Meiji 38), he worked as a guntō smith and died September 1, 1966 (age 61) .   He was from Seki in Gifu and registered as a swordsmith in Seki on Showa 14 (1939) October 8.  There were 13 registered on that day.  In the 1942 ranking of 400 smiths he was in Ryōkō no Jōi  group which was 6th of 7 groups.    There was also another smith from Seki called Kanesada, with the same kanji (Ono Hiromi).

[Suci]

Wow, thank you very very much everyone; I never expected so much, thank you!
Suci