Need Translation Help Please.

[mauser99]

Type 98 gunto.  Seems to be a harder one to translate.  Any help would be great thanks.

[SwordGuyJoe]

Mei is Echigo no kuni Mitsuoki

Nengo is A day in X month of Showa 18 (X month 1943)

 

He was a mukansa swordsmith and did some good work. Do a google search on him and I'm sure you'll find quite a lot.

[Stephen]

Nice mei, such a confident cut. Please share blade pix as well.

[mauser99]

well thanks for the help.. this was one of the first blades I ever bought and got really lucky it was a good one. I paid a lot but wanted one "nice one" as they say...    When I had it translated there was some confusion and I think this was before I found this forum..

What I had was :  month MAY year 1943

translation was  Echigo no Kuni Mitsuoki Zou.    meaning made by Mitsuoki of  Echigo Province. 

 

Not sure if that's true or not ?   Here are some shots of the blade.. Its a killer blade.

[ROKUJURO]

Wayne,

a nice blade, possibly handmade. Take good care of it!

The date is SHOWA JU HACHI NEN SHO GATSU HI - a good day in the first month of year 18 of SHOWA era, so January 1943. You have got the signature correct. 

[mauser99]

That's why I wanted to post it here.. So its jan 43 not may.   I knew some guys who were good were having issues translating the tang.

I will post some more blade photos when I get a chance.

 

Thanks again.