Please help identify maker, Japanese NCO

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Silly Rabbit

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IMG_2232.JPG IMG_2233.JPG IMG_2234.JPG Resized_20190224_112814_4936001.jpeg I rencently picked this up...
Can anyone give insight as to who the maker may be?
All images are the same tang mark
Thanks!
 
The mounts are shin-gunto (army mounts). The blade is likely WWII period, but it too has been overly cleaned. I see no hada (grain) nor hamon (temperline).
Rich
 
Someone posted this on one of the dedicated sword sites..

"I think this is your man

越前住下坂兼先

Echizen-jū Shimosaka Kanesaki"

Sound reasonable?
Does this mean it was made in the 1600s?
 
Don't know if the sigs match, but not a sword from the 1600's style is not right. I would go by what Rich said WWII, no earlier.
 
Yes seems that everything except blade is indeed WWII
Sheath and accoutrements, guard, post fabricated handle etc.
In fact shin-gunto
It is currently surmised that an officer desired to use the family ancient blade rather than the modern machined blade when he went to battle, though he needed to conform with the military accoutrements so all but the blade is WWII
It seems this was quite common practice
 
Can you post a picture of the entire sword, just the blade, no mounts. It could be the massively over done clean job is throwing me off.
 
Sure I'll take a few more
He did say this as well

He doesn't think he (the smith) is of great distinction but says the blade would have to speak for itself
 
Thanks, I'm working on it. Right now I am ignoring the signature and trying to determine what I can about the blade from the the pics.
 
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