translation help please....katana

[Jock]

Hi, somebody offered me this katana - I believe it is made by a WW2 smith - please help me with the translation - any input such as who/where/what - good bad smith etc appreciated...

 

Thanks for your help folks!

[Jock]

one more

[raaay]

hi jock

 

at work at the moment so no books ??

 

but think it is , ,showa 1938 and signed Ujifusa !!

 

 

but could be wrong just a quick shot in the dark.

 

good luck

ray

[Brian Hancock]

Hi Jock,I have a sword by Ujifusa. I got it from a friend of a friend.I swopped it for a P38 pistol and I know who came out of that one best! It originally came from Bill Tagg of Liverpool Militaria who is well known for his honesty in dealing with Japanese swords. If you let me have your e-mail address I will send you a scan of the signature.Sort of you show me yours and I'll show you mine. :lol: My e-mail brian.hancock4@ntlworld.com

[Nobody]

What bothers me is the date inscription.

 

The characters are "昭和十三 青". The first part may be Showa 13th (year). But why the following kanji such as 年月日 were not chiselled? Moreover, what does the last 青 (ao = blue) really mean? Does it mean Aogami (青紙) which is a kind of steel???