Translation of late war showato mei

[Trenchnut]

Hello,

would somebody help me with a translation of the mei on this sword please

Thank you very much!

 

best regards

 

Gunther

[Rawa]

Saya was repainted? @Bruce Pennington tsukamaki indicates this is better example.

[xiayang]

義次 = Yoshitsugu

 

昭和十九年十月 = October of Shōwa 19 (1944 CE) 

[Nobody]

Is there another kanji overwritten by 次?

It might be 宗. 

[Trenchnut]

Thank you very much. Your help has been highly apprecciated!

The saya has been given a new paint job as it originaly came half way grinded.

It had three layers of paint. Orange over green over black. Orange may

be added post war. 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Gunther,

Any small stamps above the name or date?

 

You may know what you have there, but just in case, good reading on this model on the following links:

 

Army Officers Type 3 - Ohmura

 

Unveiling the Rinjiseishiki 1940 - Nick Komiya, Warrelics

 

True Significance of the contingency model, or Type 3 - Nick Komiya

[Trenchnut]

Of course Bruce,

there you go.

[Bruce Pennington]

Thank you, Gunter, the semi-mysterious Gifu stamp.  It came into use in '43, but really was used increasingly in '44 and '45.  It was a time when stamping became more locale-based.  We don't know exactly who used it, but it was likely a Nagoya inspector in Gifu.

 

After comparing Yoshitsugu and Yoshimune in my files, I'm leaning toward a butchered-up Yoshimune.  All my Yoshitsugu are Seki stamped and use another kanji for "Yoshi"

Example:

 

The Yoshimune are Gifu stamped and have very comparable strokes

This one was also October '44, posted by @1tallsword