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Thank you guys. I appreciate the information.

Curious if anyone can break this down for me and tell me what it says, as well as what the actual language is that it is written in. What the arsenal mark is and any information. If more pictures are needed please feel free to tell me. I’d love to know what each marking means as I have looked on so many websites trying to interpret this on my own with no luck whatsoever. Thanks in advance for your time.

Thank you both for your reply. Just out of curiosity is a sword like this very common? The translation of the description you gave me would one of you be so kind as to tell me what it means? Like the date it was made? Anything about it really

Hello, I am trying to figure out what the inscription on the sword my grandfather sent home from Japan during World War 2. There is also an arsenal stamp on it that I can't quite make out. I am posting a few pictures of the tang of something different is needed please let me know. I am also going to post a picture of the hamon on the blades edge in case it is needed for any info. I just would love to learn as much as possible about this because I love military history and would really just like to learn more about the things my grandfather went through or seen during his time there and be knowledgeable in the correct way to inform others when they see these items on display at my house. Thanks for any help with this. Yours truly, James B. Davis Wilkes county, Georgia, United States of America

Here are the photos I took of the tang if more detail is needed please let me know

Just want to see if anyone can help me figure out what all my grandfathers sword says and what the markings say on it and what they mean. Trying to figure out how to post pictures now