need help translating other side is signed takehisa

[thenamesbob]

 

[Kiipu]

Above the date there appears to be an M partial inspection mark; but, I will need "eagle eyed" @BANGBANGSAN to have a look at it first.

昭和十九年春 = 1944 Spring.

[thenamesbob]

  On 8/18/2022 at 7:46 PM, Kiipu said:

Above the date there appears to be an M partial inspection mark; but, I will need "eagle eyed" @BANGBANGSAN to have a look at it first.

昭和十九年春 = 1944 Spring.

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Thank you ! and yes there appears to be three of them ,2 on one side and 1 on the other 

[thenamesbob]

[Kiipu]

Bob, as an aside, the use of seasons is uncommon on Japanese swords from this period of time.  As you are already aware, the swordsmith is Takehisa 武久 and the black painted subassembly number is 87.

八七 = 87.

[BANGBANGSAN]

  On 8/18/2022 at 7:46 PM, Kiipu said:

Above the date there appears to be an M partial inspection mark; but, I will need "eagle eyed" @BANGBANGSAN to have a look at it first.

昭和十九年春 = 1944 Spring.

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I need to get new glasses as my eye vision is getting worst. Thomas ,you are correct, it is 昭和十九年春,1944 Spring.

[thenamesbob]

  On 8/18/2022 at 8:03 PM, Kiipu said:

Bob, as an aside, the use of seasons is uncommon on Japanese swords from this period of time.  As you are already aware, the swordsmith is Takehisa 武久 and the black painted subassembly number is 87.

八七 = 87. 
 

Here is another example of a takehisa with the same kanji just different subassembly number’s,this one is on a website that sells ww2 items .Maybe takehisa was one to just always put the season in his mei ? 

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[thenamesbob]

[Bruce Pennington]

I have Autumn 1943 Takehisa blades on file.  This Spring 1944 is the first '44 I've recorded.

[BANGBANGSAN]

  On 8/19/2022 at 2:49 AM, Bruce Pennington said:

I have Autumn 1943 Takehisa blades on file.  This Spring 1944 is the first '44 I've recorded.

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It seems Takehisa only made sword from 1943-1944.

[Bruce Pennington]

  On 8/19/2022 at 10:23 PM, BANGBANGSAN said:

It seems Takehisa only made sword from 1943-1944.

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I have 2 on file that are not dated, so potentially, they could be earlier; but the dated blades are definitely in the '43-'44 rantge.  Slough has him listed, but nothing about his history.  Strangely, Sesko doesn't list him at all.