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Hi Bradley, sorry about the pics being upside down, I'm doing something wrong, if you want any more pics no problem, I will get some help with the orientation of the pics Kind regards John.

Hello Bradley, I will take some pics tomorrow ( it's dark here now) in natural daylight, and post them tomorrow. I only took the pics of the nakago for translation, and didn't think to take any more. I will take as many as I think of blade and fittings and if there is any particular areas/ shots you would like let me know and I will take them, I'm new to this photographing swords and use an iPad, so any advice you can give is very welcome Kind Regards John

Thanks Raaay, l will certainly find out about the token society, however going to a meeting would be way out of my depth just now when l am struggling with basics, lots of learning and reading to do to, particularly in Kanji identifying.Kind regards John.

Thank you Bruce, it sure is a big big subject, it's going to take time and a lot o reading to get even a basic understanding of it.Kind regards John

Thank you John.

Gentlemen I am John McDermott from Inverness in Scotland Uk, I am new to the forum and found my way here via a link in the Japanese sword index. I have a WW2 Gunto and have been trying to get a trying to get a translation of the tang and arsenal stamps. I thought this would be a simple task so I bought a book from Amazon "Kanji fast finder by Laurence Mathews" it was no help to me. Two separate people ( one a Japanese lady) have given two different translations. 1) Takehisa. Seki Nov 1943. 2)Takayama showa Oct 1943 this from the Japanese lady, who said it was old Kanji and couldn't give the "artists name" 3) there seems to be two Nagoya ( double struck) stamps, identified by Dave on here from my test pic, and what may be a Yokosuka ( navy) stamp on the nakago mune which is strange as the fittings are army Gunto. Well Gents I will attach some pics in the hope that you can help, there is no commercial purpose to this, I would just like to know the makers name and when and where it was made. Kindest regards John.