This sword belongs to my neighbor,84 year old ,Second division, USMC veteran who brought it back from Saipan..He was shot by a japanese ionfantryman who was accompanying the officer weilding this sword. His buddies saved the sword for him. I am trying to get as much info for him as possible. The blade is very solid as far as nicks, it does have light blemishing..Can someone ID and give me a value range? Thanks guys...
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upside down
cant hold my head upside down for the first part...last name Masayoshi, dont think ive ever seen a hot stamp that deep.
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Upside down
actually it is only upside down in this hemisphere...
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funny
from a friend in Japan
It reads as follows;
作陽幕下士細川正義 (Sakuyo Bakkashi Hosokawa Masayoshi)
A retainer in Sakuyo (= Sakushu: 作州 = Mimasaka: 美作), Hosokawa Masayoshi
Maybe Masayoshi 2nd, a big name in late Edo period, if it is not gimei.Comment
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Hosokawa Masayoshi was a very late Edo period smith, but this example is a gimei. Masayoshi will never sign his name with those hesitating small "chisel" etches. He will sign his name in sweeping single strokes, as any good smith will. File marks are sloppy too.Comment
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