WW2 Era Tang translation help

[Lareon]

Hi all,

 

Would anyone be able to tell me what this says ?

it's a ww2 blade so nothing amazing

 

also has "250" etched below

[kyushukairu]

It is signed ‘Yoshiharu’ (義治)

[PNSSHOGUN]

Most likely non-traditional "Showato". 

[Bruce Pennington]

3 hours ago, Lareon said:

also has "250" etched below

Tony,

Can I get a photo of the number?  Assuming there's no date on the other side?

[Lareon]

17 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:

Tony,

Can I get a photo of the number?  Assuming there's no date on the other side?

yes of course

 

 

[Lareon]

20 hours ago, kyushukairu said:

It is signed ‘Yoshiharu’ (義治)

thank you very much

 

from a quick google search I found another blade with the same signature

 

https://griffinmilitaria.com/product/wwii-1944-dated-Japanese-army-officer-shin-gunto-sword-signed-by-yoshiharu/

 

Cheers!

[Bruce Pennington]

Thanks for the pics, Tony!  I'm glad the gunto got into the hands of one of our own!  I had pics of that one from an auction house.  What I didn't have, though, was that Yoshiharu blade with a "200" on it.  Thanks again!!!

[sabre]

I have a Yoshiharu signed sword also, the condition is very similar to yours, but the number looks like 102,  and it also has the strange W marking.

[John C]

@Bruce Pennington Looks a little like the HE stamp but given its position, probably part of a number.

 

John C.

[Bruce Pennington]

I've been pooring over my other Yoshiharu to figure it out.  With the date of Spring 1944, it lines up perfectly with the 1944 "103 W" I have on file.  I feel like it's a "1" struck at an angle, missing the barb at the top and the left side of the horizontal base line.

 

@sabre - Mike, I don't see the "W", could you give us a shot of it?

 

Yoshiharu, so far

[sabre]

Here you go John.

Do you have any idea of how many swords he may of made in WW2 ?.

 

 

 

 

[John C]

 

Bruce:

Not sure if you have this Yoshiharu with W listed. Autumn 43. Might be a faint 3 (see arrow).

https://japanesesword.com/archived-pages/2017/8/5/gunto-by-yoshiharu-in-34-pattern-shin-gunto-mounts

 

John C.

13 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:

I've been pooring over my other Yoshiharu to figure it out

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Thanks John, that's a good one!  Lowest number yet, on Yoshiharu.

[Nihonto Chicken]

Yoshiharu has shown up here a few times in the past.  Seems to ever be suguha hamon and muji hada.  My 1942 example below, looks like he was taking a bit more time on his mei then:

 

[John C]

1 hour ago, Nihonto Chicken said:

Yoshiharu

Rick:

Does yours have the stamped numbers or the W stamp?

John C.

[Nihonto Chicken]

2 minutes ago, John C said:

Rick:

Does yours have the stamped numbers or the W stamp?

John C.

 

No W stamp.  I think the white paint 247 number may be the forerunner of the later stamped (assembly?) numbers.

[Jangly]

Thanks everyone for the information starting to get a little, overwhelmed the more a dig and dig into what everyone saying. Just going to repost some photos to see if someone can give me clarity on what the individual markings mean. Love the enthusiasm of this group, and find myself digging deeper and deeper on the net to find information could become a little obsessive.

there are no other markings on the other side of the nakago, or in the blade itself

 

But I am, Shore and number of you would understand. 

[Bruce Pennington]

If you haven't found it already, this site is fabulous for word definitions, history, translations, etc:

 

THE Japanese SWORD GUIDE (japaneseswordindex.com)