Help with mei’s on a pair of type 44’s please

[drb 1643]

The membership has been a great help to me in the past with help translating mei’s and I’m asking for your expertise again. Thank you all very much for your time and help.

Tom

[Bruce Pennington]

Tom,

The real experts will answer for you soon, but I like trying (and am rarely right! though I can read the dates)

 

1. Toshiharu https://www.japaneseswordindex.com/oshigata/toshharu.jpg

dated Mar 1945

 

2. Kiyotsugu https://www.japaneseswordindex.com/oshigata/kiyotsug.jpg

Dated July 1945

[SteveM]

1. Yoshitada (義忠). The date looks as Bruce says, March 1945, but it is slightly hard to read. Some better pictures might remove all doubt. 

There is some discussion of this smith in the thread here

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/16589-nakagosignature-question/

 

2. Kiyotsugu is correct, as is the year, but the month is June (六月).

[Bruce Pennington]

Thanks Steve. 50% is an improvement for me, I'm learning! And the July/June was a tired brain mistake. I see the difference now after comparing the two names, thanks.

[drb 1643]

Thank you both Steve and Bruce very much!

Sincerely

Tom