New to the Fourm, seeking help identifying Japanese knife

Hello, I recently purchased a knife at a Goodwill store and am hoping to learn about the maker and when it may have been made. I sent photos to my cousin, who forwarded them on to his Japanese friend and this was his translation of the stamp:

金道 (Kanemichi) is swordsmith of Edo Era (16 Century).
However, I am not sure if the knife is genuine.
Did your cousin show an antique specialist?

Here are the photos I sent to him









The ferrule is made of horn and has crusty fish scales stuck to it. I would appreciate any information.

I look forward to getting to know this site. This is not only my first posting, but also my first visit. I apologize if I am not following proper protocol, or should have posed the question elsewhere on the forum.

Thank you, Tom

Welcome Tom!

You're good Tom. Welcome aboard.

From the extensive wear and lack of a spine shot to gauge thickness, it's hard to tell if this started out as (best guess) a deba or possibly even an old Kumamoto style veg/fish knife. Either way, it's kind of a nice historic piece if nothing else.

If we're talking about the same smith here, the Kanemichi name dates back to the mid 1930's.

Thank you for the information about the knife.
1930s makes more sense than the 13th century!

It has a very thick spine which shows signs of having been hammered on.
The thickest part is just under three eighths of an inch.





I plan on spending some time on this site, but right now my computer is having issues and does not play well with many of the images posted here. I will surely be back once I get that sorted out.

Thank you both for the warm welcome. Tom