gunto mei help please

[markc]

hi just joined this forum

i have just purchased this sword which i would describe in near perfect condition, the date inscription i think reads 1944? cant' be sure. i would much appreciate help please in the translation of mei thank you.

thanks again

mark casey

[saipan59]

Maybe it's just me, but I can only see the pictures in thumbnail-size...

 

Pete

[John A Stuart]

Hi Mark, It is too small of a picture to see anything. Maybe if you photohost it the mei may be read. John

[markc]

sorry uploaded the wrong pics

thanks markc

[Jean]

Yoshinori

[markc]

thank you jean,

 

markc

[SwordGuyJoe]

From your original post:

 

hi just joined this forum

i have just purchased this sword which i would describe in near perfect condition, the date inscription i think reads 1944? cant' be sure. i would much appreciate help please in the translation of mei thank you.

thanks again

mark casey

 

Could you please post the inscription on the other side of the nakago for date translation? You could even give it a shot yourself (http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/kanji/nengo.htm). Also, Jean is right on the translation and the star stamp indicates that your blade was made by a Rikugun Jumei Tosho (http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/gendai2.htm). If you knew this, I apologize for telling you something you already know.

[markc]

thank you joe for your comments and assistance, i have uploaded the date side of the nakago for you to have a look at

thanks

markc

[Nobody]

Full translation for the mei and date:

 

春日製造所義則作 – Kasuga Seizosho (= workshop), Yoshinori made

昭和二十年五月 – Showa 20th year (= 1945), May

[markc]

thank you for your reply, i would never have got that one right as i was just looking for first and last names in the mei

thanks

markc