Japanese Officer's Sword markings ID Help

**Sawraihchra** · 05-28-2019 10:47 PM

Can anyone provide assistance in identifying the markings on this sword. This is the markings on the tang.
Thanks in advance.

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**browningautorifle** · 05-28-2019 11:53 PM

How about some complete pics?

**Sawraihchra** · 05-29-2019 11:34 PM

**browningautorifle** · 05-30-2019 08:27 AM

Nice honest looking officer's model.

**TerryS** · 05-30-2019 05:35 PM

I'll take a crack at it. But really need better pics. Tang with most characters. "sho wa jyu hachi nen hachi gatsu" Sho wa- 1926, 10+8-year, 8 month. August 1943.
The month/year really don't quite match our calendar. The other side looks like not enough characters.

**Sawraihchra** · 06-01-2019 11:46 PM

I will try and get some better contract in the pictures.
Thanks,
John

**TerryS** · 06-02-2019 02:20 PM

Serendipitously I ran across the translation of the maker side. A smith named Sukemitsu (WWII era). Where the blade meets the tang should be a character that means this is a factory blade made under his supervision, not a hand made blade. Don't know if it is a type 98 or a type 3.

**browningautorifle** · 06-02-2019 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by TerryS

A smith named Sukemitsu (WWII era).

Looks like a match to me...

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