Translation of kanji

[Harvey R Lipp]

The sword has kanji on the tang, blade, scabbard and the cloth cover. Any help would be appriated.

[Harvey R Lipp]

Translation of kanji

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[Harvey R Lipp]

Translation of kanji

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[Harvey R Lipp]

Translation of kanji

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[GHP]

Sword tang is Ishihara Michihiro

石原道広


Here's another Ishihara Michihiro, but he spells "Hiro" in the more traditional form: 廣 I just wonder if it's the same smith???

--Guy

[GHP]

Korean?

The hits I'm getting lead me to believe this is an address in Chosen (Korea) and owned by a man named Moon Ighwan (Miura Issei)

金泉 = Gimcheon

慶北金泉郡邑大和町二七六香地
Kyungpook Gimcheon-County YuDaewoo Town 276 Hyangji [fragrant ground]

所有者
Owner

文翊煥 （三浦一成）軍刀
Mun Ighwan (Miura Issei) Gunto

Apparently the owner was Korean who used a Japanese name. Moon is sometimes rendered Mun in romaji.

--Guy

[Harvey R Lipp]

kanji translation

Thanks for the help. I have never seen a sword like this. Is this unusual or a normal thing to find on Japanese swords?

[GHP]

Thanks for the help. I have never seen a sword like this. Is this unusual or a normal thing to find on Japanese swords?

It is not common to put one's name and address directly onto the blade. The blade repeats some of the information written on the bag:
所有者 Owner 文翊煥 Moon Ighwan（三浦一成）Miura Issei

It is very common for the smith to engrave his name on the nakago (tang).

When swords were surrendered at the end of hostilities, many included address labels of some sort or other -- usually paper tags. What is unusual (unless the experts tell me otherwise) is the Korean name and address.

--Guy

[GHP]

香地

Ah! I just figured out the last two address "hancha" that I missed:
香地 Hyangji [fragrant ground]

The full address:
慶北金泉郡邑大和町二七六香地
Kyungpook Gimcheon-County YuDaewoo Town 276 Hyangji

Any Korean-speakers here? I'll bet I've got corrections to make.

--Guy