LISAMORRILL

Thank you and yes, pardon my lack of etiquette, my name is lisa- I am aware of the inconsistencies of the two menuki per side, and it most certainly is a late war sword- I cannot identify the radiating disks that grace the tsuba kashira and fuchi- it is indeed vet brought back, but I am interested in the significance of those mysterious circles- blade is crude..my thought is manchukuo, but...

Hello Good People~ I have been collecting swords (and started collecting Japanese swords about 2 years ago)- This came from father of a fellow teacher that I work with~ I went to his home, and he had this sword, his helmet, dogtags, an m3 fighting knife and a rifle, I also had him write an affadavit stating he brought the items back!! My problem is, my resource library is limited and I cannot find these markings that are on the kashirae, etc etc It is certainly late war, not a handmade blade, but everything else is wartime, no doubt in my mind! Can anyone help me with the ID? is it Locomotive related or? Sorry if I sound so simplistic, but I am a newbie...Thanks! Any help would be appreciated!