ww2 sword engraving info needed please

[Simon Moon]

[Karu]

Hello, 

Signed "Noshu Seki ju Kojima Katsumasa saku"

Mass produced gunto blade, non traditional forged blade

[Bruce Pennington]

Tom,

A couple of questions - Can you remove the hardware from the tang, completely, and check for small stamps near the top or on the back edge? and how about that tassel, is it all brown or a 2 tone color?