Volker62 Posted May 8 Report Posted May 8 to me it looks showa 12 th year 7th month july 1937 a little blurred Quote
Nicholas Posted May 8 Author Report Posted May 8 9 hours ago, uwe said: Lucky day in the seventh month shōwa 12 = 1937 9 hours ago, Volker62 said: to me it looks showa 12 th year 7th month july 1937 a little blurred Thank you Uwe and Volker. The sword is a Yasukunito by Yasuhiro. With the date of July 1937 it leads me to believe that this might be one of the last swords Yasuhiro produced before leaving the shrine. Quote
Volker62 Posted May 8 Report Posted May 8 Miyaguchi Yasuhiro left the shrine on december 24th 1936, if I'm not mistaken Quote
Nicholas Posted May 8 Author Report Posted May 8 1 hour ago, Volker62 said: Miyaguchi Yasuhiro left the shrine on december 24th 1936, if I'm not mistaken The book An Oshigata Book of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths: 1868 – 1945 shows examples of oshigata for Yasuhiro for 1936 & 1937 of Yasukuni shrine swords. Quote
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