Help With Japanese Sword #4

[Rich Landy]

I purchased this sword along with #3 from the vet's son. I think this is a Japanese Army Officers sword. This one features a 27 inch blade with one small ding about 8 inches from the tip. Metal scabbard which retains @ 50 -60 % of original paint. The handle is signed on both sides along with some painted characters. I have tried to capture these in the p[hotos. Once again, I thank my fellow Forum members for your time, expertise and patience. Thanks Rich

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[Budo45]

longer kanji is date showa ju hachi...1943... looks like smith is Yoshimoto or yoshihisa...pic bit of a angle and farther away than date.

[GeorgeP]

It looks like your sword originally belonged to a 1st Lieutenant Otani (or Oya).




Tom

[martin guerre]

Hi Rich,sent you a pm ...
Martin

[nixe]

i think Yo****sugu sept 1943

[nixe]

ok. did not like that....... y o s h i t s u g u maybe this will get by

[Budo45]

geeesh...youd think we in grade school...Mark maybe onto something.

[Luis22]

Very nice text book example of a shingunto sword