兼直作
Kanenao saku
Made by Kanenao
昭和十九年 ーーーーー [just chisel marks, no kanji for month/day]
Showa 19th Year [1944] ーーーーー
stamp: 関 Seki
From Marcus Sesko's book, Japanese Swordsmiths:
KANENAO (兼直), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Kanenao” (兼直), real name Ishihara Kanenao (石原 直), born May 25th 1908, he studied under Amachi Suzuichi (天地鈴市) and worked as a guntō smith
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From: 日本刀-販売 【刀剣春日堂】 Japanese sword〜居合刀 _ FAQ
兼直 石原金直 S14.10.27
Art name: Kanenao
Civil name: Ishihara Kanenao
License issued: Showa 14 [1939], 27 October
Note that his art name 兼直 and given name 金直 are both pronounced Kanenao.
-- Guy
Thank you so much
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