Translation Help On Katana

[rantoulpawn]

I have been working on identifying several swords in my collection. Once again after long periods of and on again trying to match kanji, A cry for help. I will post several pictures. The nagasa is 63.8 cm, the sori is 1.8 cm, and the nakago is 21.4 cm. Thank you for any help you can share, or site to read. I did notice that the hand that signed the mei seems different from the hand that dated it. Pat

[Ray Singer]

Kanesada

[rantoulpawn]

Thank you for the reply Raymond, did you have any feeling on the different style between one side and the other?

[rantoulpawn]

I think the date ends with , the third month, but I can not find the first kanji, comments are welcome. Pat

[Ray Singer]

Sorry I missed your comment Patrick. I am not certain of the full inscription, but the last two kanji are Sho Gatsu (first month).

[uwe]

Might be Zodiac?! Second looks like "hitsuji"??

[rantoulpawn]

Thank you Raymond, appreciate your time, whittling away at it. I have accumulated swords for some time, but have not been around knowledgeable people to converse with about them. Thanks again. Pat

[Ray Singer]

I agree with Uwe. Looks like this may be Mizunoto Hitsuji (癸未). If that is correct, this would equate to 1943.

[rantoulpawn]

Thank you everyone, wonderful help. I had taken the sword for a bit older. Pat

[k morita]

Ray is right.

[rantoulpawn]

Thank you one and all, for dissolving my mystery, very much appreciated. I can see how far I need to go, Taking in the overall look of a kanji, over the specific strokes. Practice.