Tanto Translation

[Rustyyy]

Hello 

 

At our auction, we have this tanto coming up, the handle was seized so seeing the tang wasn't possible, but with some more effort and correct tools we got it off and it had this signature, has anyone got any what it says, I'm very interested, sorry for my lack of correct terminology. 

 

Any help would be much appreciated. 

 

 

Edited November 4, 2025 by Rustyyy

[xiayang]

Fuchi:

 

乙柳軒 味墨 = Otsuryûken Miboku

 

Tantō:

 

城慶子正明 = Jōkeishi Masaaki

慶應二年八月日 = on a day in the eighth month of Keiō 2 (1866 CE)

Edited November 4, 2025 by xiayang

[Rustyyy]

 

32 minutes ago, xiayang said:

Fuchi:

 

乙柳軒 味墨 = Otsuryûken Miboku

 

Tantō:

 

城慶子正明 = Jōkeishi Masaaki

慶應二年八月日 = on a day in the eighth month of Keiō 2 (1866 CE)

 

Thanks xiayang,

 

that's really interesting , I'm guessing the two names are the craftsman? along with the date. 

 

Many thanks,