Recently Aquired Wakizashi In Need Of Translation

[Falcs]

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer I recently aquired this sword at a local auction. The overall length is 63cm. Strangely the laquered scabbard is much longer and the Tsuba  is loose so most probably do not belong together.

 

Thanks Richard 

 

 

 

[Jussi Ekholm]

I think it reads 豊後住久行 Bungo ju Hisayuki.

[IanB]

Jussi,  Not 'Hisayuki'  but Tomoyuki 友行 I think. A smith who signed with the same signature on Richard's blade was working in 1394 but that is way too early.  A far more likely candidate is a smith working in 1688 who usually signed  Hoshu Takata ju Fujiwara Tomoyuki, 豊州高田住藤原友行 is a better bet.

Ian Bottomley

[Jussi Ekholm]

I agree Ian it most likely is Tomoyuki. http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/3699-bungo-tomoyuki-collection/