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Thomas Why use 松 for 長野縣？Maybe because the well known 松本城？

Thomas Thanks for the links,I guess the last one just like some remove the sho or Seki mark so can get the blade 鑑定書。

I‘m sorry Thomas, I don't remember where I got it.I will let you know If I ever see it again...

Yes,it looks like a iron guard Type 95.

Fingers

Tang don't look Chinese fake.

Here is one that has very similar Kabutogane&Tsuba, but without Menuki.

@Bruce Pennington Star stamp Kanehisa in Type 98 fit 濃州住兼久 昭和十九年三月

Still not sure what is that mark means.Could be like AlphaRaider said ,some kind of Buddhist character ,like 恒(永恒 Eternal，恒心 Perseverance) or 悟(领悟 Comprehend) or Korean character 알（ 알다 Understand)?

You nailed it,Thomas

Bruce Here you go.

Bruce Another 造兵刀 with number K781 on the Tang , Seppa.

村田刀&造兵刀 are two different things. http://ohmura-study.net/911.html Maruta to 造兵廠刀 (軍人会館呼称) 一般俗称は「造兵刀」。九一式下士用刀 (昭和6～7年) が始まりで、この内、将校に販売されたものを指す。 後の九五式刀身も包含する。「造兵廠で作られた刀身」という意味の通称である。便宜上この市販品を前期造兵刀としておく。 「陸軍刀剣鋼 (C1.0%-1.1%) を使用し、圧延ロール及び機械ハンマー等により鍛造成型。 寸法、重量は、官給下士官用制式造兵刀より稍軽量で細身。 油焼入したものを乾燥研磨による機械仕上げをした。刃文無し」 (尾藤少佐回想記より) 。 原型は三十二年式下士官刀。本来下士官刀だが、将校用刀身の不足、鍛錬刀の非生産性を補う為、満州～上海事変が勃発した 昭和6～7年頃から将校に販売された

Yes,It's a Japanese sword business that introduces/explains the sword regulations/register in Japan.

Matt posted here today. It also in 2 other post by Matt.J (Soheisword)

1.Star-(Army supplied) Material Inspection Stamp 2.M-Interim Inspection Stamp 3.X Failed Stamp

Like Thomas and John said ,It should be a normal 造兵刀， nothing too special, these swords showed up all the time. @Bruce Pennington Major Bitō's (Nagoya Army Arsenal Seki Part Factory manager) account of recollection is as follows. "The shape and the size applied to the forging sword correspondingly in general. A blade uses army sword steel (C1.0%-1.1%). Fire structure one-piece-no-forging fabrication was carried out. And curvature was attached and a tempering in oil (840 degree Centigrade) and tempering were returned (530 degrees). According to the forging sword, it polished good. Although it does not break for a tempering in oil, there is no tempered line(Hamon). Sword material is also army sword steel and cannot hold a decisive difference with Type 95 only by this explanation other than a polish.

http://www.eiwado.co.jp/inquiry2.html This link,I posted before.

登録証が交付されない刀の例として昭和期に制作された半鍛錬の軍刀（茎に桜やイカリの刻印がある）やサーベルなどの外国製の刀剣類は対象外となり登録証は交付されません。ただし軍刀の中には美術的又は骨董的価値のある刀をあえて軍刀として仕立て直されたものがありますので全ての軍刀が必ずしも登録されないと言う事はありませんのでご注意ください。また登録証が発行されない場合でも刀がすぐその場で没収される事はありませんので安心してください。半鍛錬の軍刀でも親族の遺品等であった場合には特例の処置もあるようですので各都道府県教育委員会に問い合わせてみましょう。 Examples of swords for which a registration certificate is not issued are semi-forged military swords (with cherry blossoms and anchors engraved on the stem) and foreign-made swords such as sabers made in the Showa period, and are not issued a registration certificate. . However, please note that not all military swords are necessarily registered because some military swords have artistic or antique value and have been remade as military swords. Also, please be assured that the sword will not be immediately confiscated on the spot even if the registration certificate is not issued. There seems to be exceptions for even semi-forged swords that have been relics of relatives, so please inquire at each prefectural board of education.

RJT 馬場繼清（Ba Ba Tsugu Kiyo) 昭和十六年八月(1941.8) no star stamp,#232 in Shirasaya And the one on Slough's book has star stamp made in 昭和十八年三月(1943.3) #2042.

Bruce Found this 興南彩券（Konan Lottery Ticket)issued by Japanese Occupation Malaya(馬來軍政部 Malai Military Administration Department), sold between 1942-1945. 興南should be contraction of 振興南洋 Revitalize Nanyang region(Southeast Asia, including Malaya, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, etc). It seems it's a part of the 興南一誠 movement.

龍王 龍王 -Dragon King

Rob I agree with steve, the 名 mark is where he circled it , just very light stamped.

There are a quite a few late-war blade stamps sloppy. Double strike, half stamped, over stamped, crooked, etc

It's a 関 mark used by Nagoya arsenal 関監督班(Seki inspection team)， stamped sideway.