Translation of tang

[Phil A]

Hi. Could anyone help me with a translation of the tang (or other information) on this katana please? Any help would be much appreciated, Tia. 

[xiayang]

備後三次住田村正行作 = Bingo Miyoshi-jū Tamura Masayuki saku (made by Tamura Masayuki, resident of Miyoshi in Bingo province)

[Mark S.]

42 minutes ago, xiayang said:

備後三次住田村正行作 = Bingo Miyoshi-jū Tamura Masayuki saku (made by Tamura Masayuki, resident of Miyoshi in Bingo province)

From Sesko:

 

MASAYUKI (正行), Ansei (安政, 1854-1860), Bingo – “Bingo Mihara-jū Tamura Masayuki saku” (備後三原住田村

正行作), “Masayuki” (正行), Tamura family (田村), chū-saku

[Nobody]

3 hours ago, Mark S. said:

From Sesko:

 

MASAYUKI (正行), Ansei (安政, 1854-1860), Bingo – “Bingo Mihara-jū Tamura Masayuki saku” (備後三原住田村

正行作), “Masayuki” (正行), Tamura family (田村), chū-saku

 

I think that Jan’s reading “備後三次住田村正行作 = Bingo Miyoshi-jū Tamura Masayuki saku” is correct.

[Mark S.]

I don’t disagree… I was referencing the only “Bingo Mihara Tamura Masayuki” that I could find in the Sesko list of smiths.

[Nobody]

Ref. 

 

 

[Nobody]

備後三次住田村正行 on page 560 of Toko Soran (刀工総覧)

 

 

[Phil A]

Thank you all for your replies, it’s much appreciated. Is it definitely a mid 1800’s blade or  possibly earlier ?