Need help in translation of Japanese sword tang

[Kiipu]

Help Wanted!  Watcha think so far?

明治二己巳年三月吉日 A lucky day in March 1870.

己巳 1869-02-11 to 1870-01-31 (note the offset 己 to avoid confusion with the preceding 二).

近江国住人藤原永？？？ Ōmi no kuni jūin Fujiwara naga ???.

Need help in translation of Japanese sword tang

[Nobody]

近江國住人藤原永正造之 – Resident in Omi no kuni, Fujiwara Nagamasa made this.

 

明治二己巳年三月吉日 – A lucky day in March 1869

[xiayang]

Looks like 近江國住人藤原永正造之 to me.

 

Probably this entry in Markus Sekso's Swordsmiths of Japan:

 

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NAGAMASA (永正), active period unknown (gendaitō), Ōmi – “Gōshū Kuruhara-jū Fujiwara Nagamasa kore o saku” (江州来原住 藤原永正作)

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[Kiipu]

@Nobody & @xiayang Many thanks for the correction and translation.  I have updated the GBF thread and given you both credit.