WWII Imperial Japan Samurai Gunto katana signed Masanori

  
Nise samurai sword, dated March 1944. Blade is signed (Mei) with the characters (MASANORI). This smith's real name was (Noro Eikichi). This sword smith is listed in a book. Index of Japanese Swordsmiths A-M.

He was ranked as Ryoko no Retsu /Aikihide/.