Myochin Tsuba Translation needed

[USHistoryseeker]

First off I would like to introduce myself, my name is Phillip and I am new to the forums. Not to long ago My father bought a Japanese sword off ebay. When the sword arrived we tried to take the handle off to see the age. The sword is in civilian mounts but is a WWII blade. When we got to the tsuba we noticed a lot of kanji on it and then saw the other side. I asked a fellow forum member for translation and what he thought of it. He told me it was a Myochin tsuba and what he could read said made by Muneyoshi Saku, I am relying on the expertice of the forum to help with the translation. I would love to know what this smith had to say since there is a considerable amount of writing on it. I might have a little trouble uploading photos so please bear with me thanks alot.

Phillip

[USHistoryseeker]

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[Edokko]

Thye flip side is marked "Keio San" meaning 1867, on the right. and "Hinoto-u 2-gatsu" meaning February 1867 on the left.

[USHistoryseeker]

thank you

Thank you very much for your expertise and knowledge. I have tried looking through books but it is very difficult to translate a language your not familiar with.

Thanks again and if you have anymore information it would be greatly appreciated.

Best Regards,
Phillip