Identification help needed

[Inna]

Hi everyone,

I`d appreciate your help with evaluating the authenticity of this piece. Any idea of possible age?

Thanks 

[Bruce Pennington]

Here's your smith:

秀俊 (Hidetoshi), Real name: 井戸 俊三 (which my google translate says is Ido Toshizo)

 

The small stamp at the top is the Showa stamp which puts the blade's manufacture in the 1935-1942 range.

 

Can't speak to the fittings.  The handle (tsuka) looks like a modern re-wrap, but I could be wrong about that.  In fact I could be wrong about everything I've said!  Hopefully the experts will chime in soon.

[Inna]

Anyway, thanks for consideration

[Geraint]

Dear Inna.

 

I think Bruce is spot on, the fittings are low end 20th century but Japanese, not quite so sure about the tsuba.  The same on the tsuka and the wrap look brand new so perhaps this was mounted as someone's iaito?

 

All the best.

[Itomagoi]

Inna, you have a nice sword from WWII. The fittings are also from WWII and is the "civilian gunto" variant. In my opinion, the iron tsuba could also be a variant of the "civilian gunto tsuba". I find them beautiful and very interesting. 

[DTM72]

Hidetoshi Ido

 

井 - I

戸 - do

秀 - Hide

俊 - toshi

Please see the link below for another sword by Hidetoshi. The signature on yours, matches the one in the link below.

 

https://bocho-kobidou.com/井戸秀俊銘９８式略式軍刀拵え入り　刀　/