Need help with Mei translation

[Utopianarian]

Ww2 mei. Please help with translation 

[xiayang]

義治 = Yoshiharu

 

昭和甲申春 = Shōwa, spring of the year of the wood monkey (1944 CE)

[Utopianarian]

Thank you Jan

[PNSSHOGUN]

He made Showato primarily. 

[Bruce Pennington]

Any stamps Jan?

[Utopianarian]

It’s numbered with arsenal marking

[Utopianarian]

The seppa all are numbered 14 matching same as 14 on nakago

[PNSSHOGUN]

The example I had some time ago was similar with the "W" stamp. Had also bought it without seeing the Nakago and thought it was a Mantetsu......

[Utopianarian]

John you are totally right. I got two ww2 Showato blades. Both set of fittings are exceptional and as you said the tassels are original and the Gunto fittings as well. The one with the company grade tassel also had the higher grade Gunto fittings with the cutout Gunto tsuba all seppa and fittings match and haven’t been messed with or thrown together with mismatched parts. Exceptional condition for ww2 Gunto.  Both are time capsules. Better condition than 90% of the Guntos I’ve seen. Not quite what I was looking for but a surprise nonetheless.

[Utopianarian]

The one blade actually to mention looks forged. The signed showato is definitely not. I could tell immediately by how heavy it is and the hamon appearance and no grain (definitely not traditionally forged)

[Bruce Pennington]

Yoshiharu numbers on file:

 

No Date 13

No Date 26 M

'43 Aut   27 M

No Date 35 M

'43 Aut   71 M

'44 Spg  14 M

1944     103 M

'44 Spg 173 M

'44 Spg 200 M

No Date 250 M

[Utopianarian]

Thank you for that info Bruce. You know your WW2 production blades