Yes ...I know pics are the most definitive way to try and date items. My friend is mainland Japanese so I'm guessing if it was Chinese characters ...she wouldn't be able to read it. The tang has two holes fairly close together ...it's in standard military mounts with a leather cover on the scabbard ...the vet who I got it from had carved his name in the scabbard. I'm wondering if it's an old sword that was cut down for use during WW2. My pis are to large to post so I have to re-size them before I can post them. I did look up the name on the tang and will post what I found