WW2 officers sword

[phil reid]

Friend has a Ww2 officers sword and tanto wartime bring back , could people help with translation  please. 

[PNSSHOGUN]

Hi Phil, the first looks looks to be Bishu Osafune xxx Mitsu (could be Mune). The second looks like a Showa signature, xxxx Kanekami? The quality on both is too poor to be certain.

[SteveM]

Bishu Osafune Katsumitsu (備州長船勝光).

The reverse side should be the year, Bunmei (1469-1487) something, August. 

 

Need better photos to figure it out. Same for the second sword. It almost looks as if the name has been scraped off, but better photos would help. 

[phil reid]

Hopefully these are better

[SteveM]

OK, thanks for those. Unfortunately it doesn't help me with the exact year, but it does appear to confirm the era of Bunmei. And it confirms Katsumitsu of Bizen/Bishu (which is also supported by the era of Bunmei, as that is the general time frame when Katsumitsu worked). 

The precise year is a bit eroded or corroded, but its not so crucial. 

 

You have similar, sharp close-ups of the other blade? 

[DTM72]

11 hours ago, SteveM said:

 It almost looks as if the name has been scraped off, but better photos would help. 

It does look that way to me as well.