Gunto for evaluation

[Navy]

Hi to you all;

I've already posted this blade, but due the site crash I hadn't the time to read carefully the answers (thanks for those who replied), thus I ask for your help again.

This sword is in gunto koshirae type 98, has a nagasa of 67 cm, the smith should be Yoshimitsu and, despite advertised as Taisho blade, the seller defines it as semi-traditional gunto. Due the presence of the "torokusho" license I understand this souldn't be a mass produced, only machine-made blade, am I wrong?

Unfortunately I'm not able to read Japanese kanji's, so would someone of you experts be so kind to translate the nakago's writings? Those painted in red are also present on the tsuka.

I find this sword interesting, so I'd like to know more about it.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

M.

[reeder]

Nice condition, but blade is typical wartime showato, non-traditionally made. The paint is just numbers that usually match the fittings.

[PNSSHOGUN]

No indication this is Taisho whatsoever.

[Navy]

Dōmo arigatō gentlemen; any chance to have the nagako translated? Is there any stamping showing the date she has been made?

[Bruce Pennington]

Marzio,

I'm really bad at translations but my take is:

Yoshimitsu of Bisu https://www.japaneseswordindex.com/oshigata/yoshmits.jpg

 

No date given, but if I'm right, he was a WWII era smith.

[Beater]

Yabushita Yoshimitsu 義光 (Yoshimitsu) 藪下 (Yabushita)

A Seki Kaji Tosho.

civilian name = Yabushita Fujio (藪下不二夫)

[Navy]

Arigatō gozeimass, useful inputs here. Some more bits to evaluate this sword and decide about it.

 

Thanks again!