Photo Translation Please

[lonely panet]

Hi guys,

 

picked up a interesting little photo of a mounted cavalry solder with a very interesting double slider on his type 32 tassel.

 

this guy was really interested in keeping his sword during charge's

 

just interested in whats written on the pic. well beyond my pay grade.

 

 

[Guido]

I'm not entirely sure about some of the kanji, and being on a Yamanote line train back from lunch (and a couple of beer  ) with Gordon Robson, I think its reads

 

戦勝の新春

 

呈諸槗君

 

成家三郎

 

 

[uwe]

Guido,

first line: "sen shou no shin haru"? (literally)

[Guido]

戦勝の新春 = senshō (victory) no shinshun (new year)

[uwe]

Oh, I thought "spring"

But right "shun" is the other reading. Sounds much better :-)

The last line seems to be a name?!

[Guido]

Looks like it - Seika Saburō maybe.

[lonely panet]

are you reading this from right to left . from the top line,  then down the left side?????

[uwe]

Yep, but notice the order (Guido's listing, left to right)!

[SteveM]

Morohashi　諸橋  would be my guess for the recipient (as many have probably already figured out). First time for me to see this variant of 橋.

[lonely panet]

thanks guys, ignore my last post. finished work late and had 3 scotches to easy the pain

[Bugyotsuji]

Looks splendid, but could maybe do with a new pair of boots.

[lonely panet]

well I found another interesting photo I need help translating, please. iv been a bit poor of late but this time a donation to the board as a thanks

 

this is the first time I have seen a sword slung over the back, I have read about it but this is a first for me 

[Bugyotsuji]

出発直前 Shuppatsu Chokuzen

十八日午前八時頃之（？）Juhachi nichi gozen hachi ji goro kore

 

Just before we started

The 18th, about 8:00 am

 

(not too sure about the last two characters.)

[lonely panet]

a big thanks.

 

but I wonder what they were doing at 8am on the 18th ???????

[Bugyotsuji]

It must be part of a series in an album, so the reader would have been able to understand the context...?

[SteveM]

maybe the last two characters are 寫ス　（写す）

[Bugyotsuji]

= "Took/taken"

 

Makes sense!