A Family Friend Brought This Back From Wwii (Us Marine)

[jesse]

Guys - I have one more that I need assistance on.

Don't really know much about the blade except what my fathers friend told me (nothing helpful, just very colorful).

He also showed me the saya and tsuka and they each had the same characters written.

Only writing was on the omote side.

Please let me know if the attachments are readable or not.

 

Warm regards,

Jesse  

[Mark]

poor focus, hard to read. Sadayuki

[jesse]

Here is a more readable picture, at least I hope it is.

 

Warm regards,

Jesse

 

[Stephen]

Mark has it

[jesse]

Again, thanks to all.

 

Jesse

[Nobody]

The writing on the saya seems to be an address and a family name.

 

廣島市宇品町神田通四丁目 在所 清見

Hiroshima-shi, Ujina-cho, Kandadori 4-chome, zaisho,

Kiyomi (reading?)

[jesse]

Mr. Moriyama,  Can you point out the family name for me?

 

I believe the family name should be modern (WWII) as this seems to be

an old family blade that the soldier took to war with him.  The saya and tsuka

state the exact same thing.  It could be a way for the blade to get back to the

family in the case of death.

 

Please correct me if I am wrong here as I am still learning (and will be for the rest of my life).

 

Jesse Underland

[Nobody]

清見 - Kiyomi (reading?) seems to be a family name.

[SteveM]

Looking through some old maps and found where Ujina-cho, Kanda-dori 4-chome would have been. Thought Jesse might be interested. Alas, the address system has changed, and that old address is no longer valid.

Today it would be close to where Motoujinaguchi Station is.

The map is from 1940. I've put a yellow circle where Kanda-dori 4-chome would be.

 

 

 

[jesse]

Steve - Thank you so much for this.  I try to collect all of the background information possible and the story that this sword is beginning to tell is awesome.

Again, thanks for the extended effort.  If our paths ever cross the drinks are on me.

 

Jesse