Help With Yukihiro Gunto

[IJASWORDS]

Please help me with translation of a YUKIHIRO sword. Made in 1944??? Made for MASAHIRO??? Could some one fill in the missing words please? I have tried, and only can do so much. Thanks in advance, Neil.

[george trotter]

I can't see the inscriptions properly (some better pics please?) but the date seems to be 194? and the left column of the mei reads "Chikuzen ju Muto Yukihiro".

I can't see the right column clearly enough.

The Muto line is a good line of quality gendaito smiths. I had a blade by RJT Muto Hidehiro. There are some oshigata of your  YukiHiro (also RJT) in Slough page 203. From the description in Slough your mei might be Daisaku Daimei by his father Muto Hisahiro.

Hope this helps,

[SteveM]

皇紀二千六百二年新春  

為囗原正大君精鍛

 

Imperial Year 2602 (1942), Spring

Made for (?)~hara/wara Masahiro

 

I cannot read the kanji before hara/wara. It would be the surname of the person for whom the sword was made (eg. Fujiwara, Kurihara, etc.). I think probably Fujiwara. 

[IJASWORDS]

Hi, an up close photo of unclear symbol, Does this help. Neil 

[IJASWORDS]

Could it be KOHARA MASAHIRO?

[SteveM]

Yes! you got it. 小原  Kohara

[IJASWORDS]

WOW, thanks Steve!!! Could you look at my post in MILITARY swords and may be comment on my post, WW2 Japanese MAGAZINE? Help would be appreciated, Neil.