Hello. My name is Lorraine H. I'm a retired scientist, writer, and videogame fanatic who lives in Florida, USA. I recently came into possession of two swords surrendered in Toyko at the end of WWII. I'm a newbie to nihonto collecting and lore, and I'm hoping to find help translating the mei before deciding on the next steps of restoration (they are both quite rusted). One sword has standard Japanese army mountings and a mei with three kanji. The other has only its wooden saya, no mountings, and is signed on both sides of the tang. If either sword has heirloom value to the families that once owned them, and if I could locate those people, I'd gladly repatriate them. If not, I want to restore them and give them a place of honor in my home.
