Ww2 Tanto Sayagaki Translation Needed

[Ed Hicks]

Tanto Sayagaki translation needed. Thanks for the help. Ed

[Peter Bleed]

Hmmm November 1945

[Ed Hicks]

It was a gift post war written in English on the opposite side: from K. Takizawa Governor Yokohama Prison November 1945 to Mr. Erickson

[SteveM]

From Yokohama Prison Warden, TAKISAWA Masashi, November 1945.

[Peter Bleed]

My point was that the date was written in Japanese but with the AD date  like "one nine four five". I have never seen that before. !945 - or should I say Showa 20 - must have been a pretty complex time for the Japanese.

Peter

[SteveM]

Maybe not so strange if the recipient (Mr. Erickson?) is a non-Japanese. 

[Ed Hicks]

Blade is unsigned and partially of stainless steel...Well tempered with clear hada, but edges are scratched from light sharpening attempt...My initial thought before removing the handle was that it was a sword tip.

[SteveM]

From Yokohama Prison Warden, TAKISAWA Masashi, November 1945.

 

Edit of my previous post. 

 

It must be TAKISAWA Katsushi, if the opposite side indicates the first initial is "K" as mentioned in post #3