need help on translation on tang

[larry]

I am have trouble on translation-- can not find translation in the modern japanese swordsmiths book or if any one can let me know where to look or is there an app I can down load to help.

I thank you in advance

I did find that it is a Seki stamp

many thanks in advance
Larry

[larry]

another picture

picture

[reeder3]

The smith's name starts with "Yoshi", see if you are able to find the rest now.

Try the date using this website - http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/kanji/nengo.htm

[GHP]

義光
Yoshimitsu

昭和十六年十二月
Shōwa Jūroku-Nen Nijū-Gatsu
1941 year in December

P. 379, 12th from the top (or 7th from the bottom) of the page.

Civilian name
藪下不二夫
Yabush!ta Fujio

Looks like he was accepted as a gunto smith in S. 15-04-01 [1 Apr 1940]

It seems -- if I read these data correctly -- he also signed as
藪下義光
Yabush!ta Yoshimitsu

Here's another of his here.

You can find other auctions that have ended, but still have images on Google-Images. Just search 藪下義光.

--Guy

[larry]

many thanks

many thanks