Yoshihiro Wakizashi?

[OnTime2Day]

Hello all.

 

My Grandfather was in WW2 and brought back a couple swords. The attached is a 22.5 inch Wakizashi that seems much older than a ww2 era blade. Nakago is a dark charcoal color.

 

Only two characters are written on the Nakago: 吉 廣.

 

Would appreciate any validation of my eyes and interpretation and any comments on the age/value.

 

Thanks

[Stephen]

more and more Grandfathers swords showing up,, Shinto wak pressed into war gunto mounts, looks to be Yoshihiro.

[jason_mazzy]

more and more Grandfathers swords showing up,, Shinto wak pressed into war gunto mounts, looks to be Yoshihiro.

 

 

A lot of grandfathers moving a lot of pieces these days.............. Well good for us then.

[Stephen]

don't find many wakizashi in gunto mounts, this one is very clean, great hand me down.

[OnTime2Day]

Thank you everyone. Everyone's feedback is certainly appreciated....keep it coming

 

I doubt very much I could be lucky enough that this is a GO Yoshihiro haha.

 

Perhaps from Ise daijo Yoshihiro in the Hizen style in the 1600's? The symbols he used to write his name are the same & the actually writing looks almost identical as one of his blades in the attached picture:

[cabowen]

Niji mei Hizen-to are pretty rare I think....There was one in Ise in the later 1600's....From the Yamada Seki school. I would try him first.