Translation Help Please

[GrayWolf]

Hello all

 

I have come by this sword from an ex girlfriend and would like to know more about it. I am very challenged when it comes to translation. I have a hard enough time with English. Any help with this will be appreciated

 

Thanks

 

Vern

 

[Justin Grant]

It's dated Showa Ju Go Nen　昭和十五年　Showa 15th Year

[Stephen]

Yoshiaki

[GrayWolf]

Thank you Justin

 

Vern

[Justin Grant]

Good Job Stephen.

 

Never would have gotten aki out of the last Kanji, I was thanking tada...

[Stephen]

on the oshigata data base

[Justin Grant]

on the oshigata data base

 

 

Thanks, I was not using that, but the Kanji Pages to find the last kanji. You are still the man!

 

Jg

[GrayWolf]

Thank you Justin and Stephen

 

Any other info you can give me on this sword?

 

Thanks again

 

Vern

[george trotter]

Vern san,

He might be a Seki kaji working in the Seki Gunto Assoc. that made so many showato between 1939-1945.

There is a Yoshiaki listed on Jinsoo Kim's list.

His details are ...real name Mishina Naoichi. He was registered as a kaji in Seki on Sho 14-10-25 (25th Oct. 1939), so your sword would be one of his early one (if it is him).

Only way to be sure is to do a book/online search for Yoshiaki and Seki Yoshiaki and see if their mei match.

Regards,

 

Edit to correct: I just happened to be checking an oshigata on the database on links (Japanese Sword Index) and I remembered to check the oshigata of your guy....this Yoshiaki of yours is NOT the same guy as Mishina Yoshiaki.

In fact The AKI on yours seems to be the same a "SHO" in SHOWA while the AKI in Mishina's mei is the same as "MEI" in MEIJI.

So...your guy does not seem to be in the books etc that I have.

Sorry,

[GrayWolf]

George san

 

Thank you so much for trying

 

Vern