Could I get some opinions on whom made this sword? It is a type 98 army officer’s sword. It has a Seki arsenal stamp and signed on one side of the tang only. There are six characters. It is a fairly clean blade, perhaps stainless? The hamon has been done in ko-gunome style but I couldn’t tell you if it’s etched or clay. If I were to take a guess I’d say the maker is Kaneuji, but the writing is too sloppy for me to tell much. I can’t tell what the first kanji is, the second is Ju, I got nothing for the third or fourth, the fifth looks like it could be Uji, and the sixth could be tsukuru. Any help would be fantastic. A neighbor just gave this to me after I made a brief assessment of it. Thanks in advance.
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