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Thank you all for the information. It's so interesting. Im sorry for the photo quality, I've not got the best phone for pictures. So this very small mark is in the same side and the mei just up higher, and it's very small.

So if it is a civilian sword would that mean a family gifted sword to someone going off to war? Compared to a military awarded sword or such? Is Hibino Ichiji a prominent sword smith of the time? What sort of a value or importance would a sword like this have?

Hi all, so I've been going through my grandparents inheritance they left and I've found a sword. I didn't think much of it until someone suggested that we look for an engraving of the sword maker. This is what I found, any help would be greatly appreciated.