Need Translation of WWII Samurai Sword Tang Symbols

[Bruce Pennington]

Hi J!

If you pull the bamboo peg and slide the rest of the hardware off the blade, we can see the full signature.

 

Also, it would be nice to get a shot of the full sword in fittings, and bare blade, full length.  You might have an older, family blade there that has been re-fitted for WWII.  The tsuba (handguard) is civilian while the other hardware shown is military.  It is common to see a mixture of civil/military parts on the civil blades refitted for the war.

[Ashley Le Boydre]

G'Day All,

 

Can someone please help me with this date on my sword. I know it is 1942. But ai would like to know what exactly what the top two and bottom two Kenji symbols are please.

 

Regards

 

Ashley

[ROKUJURO]

It reads SHOWA JU SHICHI NEN - SHOWA period (starts counting in 1925) 17th year. The painted numbers are 3845. They are assembly numbers from the manufacture of the sword.

[Bruce Pennington]

You can see the kanji on this page: Dating Japanese Swords - Japaneseswordindex.com

[Ashley Le Boydre]

Thanks for everything.

 

I got the numbers, didn't know they were the assembly numbers. Greatly appreciated.

Really wanted to confirm the top 2 and bottom two symbols. 

 

Thanks again.

 

Regards

 

Ash