B Bade 後輩 Joined 1 Mar 2022 Messages 6 Reaction score 6 1 Mar 2022 #1 Hi, could anyone help with translation of what I think are Japanese characters on a WWI / WWII sword. They are written on both sides of the Habaki. Many thanks for any help or advice
Hi, could anyone help with translation of what I think are Japanese characters on a WWI / WWII sword. They are written on both sides of the Habaki. Many thanks for any help or advice
nice gaijin Resident Realist Moderator Donor Twenty-year veteran Joined 8 Aug 2005 Messages 7,316 Reaction score 3,727 2 Mar 2022 #2 These are both rotated 90 degrees clockwise, would be properly oriented with the blade pointing up First side says 天皇 (emperor) 昭和八年 (Showa year 8, 1933) Second has the name 山本太郎 - Yamamoto Tarō Last edited: 4 Mar 2022
These are both rotated 90 degrees clockwise, would be properly oriented with the blade pointing up First side says 天皇 (emperor) 昭和八年 (Showa year 8, 1933) Second has the name 山本太郎 - Yamamoto Tarō
B Bade 後輩 Joined 1 Mar 2022 Messages 6 Reaction score 6 2 Mar 2022 Thread starter #3 Thank you very much for the translation nice gaijin, the date fits with what I so far believe may be the sword's origin. Regards Bade
Thank you very much for the translation nice gaijin, the date fits with what I so far believe may be the sword's origin. Regards Bade