Marine Landing Mount -3

[Dogditcher]

Listed as a Marine Landing Mount 26 3/4"
 
Have not seen this before -on one side
the Mei is on the Nakago's Shinogi

I believe it has a  Gifu-in-sakura stamp

 

 As always Translation and any   information is appreciated

 

Enjoy-Thanks Steve

                         

 

 

                       

[mecox]

Steve, looks like  MASAYUKI (正行) , real name Miwa Tomoo (三輪  友雄), born August 8, 1895 (Meiji 28).  A Seki smith and this blade has Gi-sakura stamp (Gifu).  Registered as a Seki smith Showa 14 (1939) October 26.   In late war rinji seishiki mounts and dated Showa 19 (1944) December. 

[Dogditcher]

Thanks 

Appreciate you taking the time -I try and research but can't beat the knowledge 

that is here on this Forum

 

Going to post A Navy next -Enjoy

                                           Steve

[mecox]

Steve, I should have sent this link:

 

check Kai Gunto Mei   and Miwa

[Bruce Pennington]

The Gifu stamp is a bit of an unknown entity.  I used to think it was something the Seki Cutlery folks used as the large Seki stamp tapered off, but I found it was on tachi mei blades, like all the arsenal stamps.  The civil stamps are on katana mei blades.  So, looking at the timeline, the Nagoya "NA" tapers off after '43 and is practically gone by '45 (only 1 blade found with one from '45).  While the Gifu begins in '43 and runs stead through '45.  So, I think the Nagaya Arsenal used both in '43 and '44 and went completely over to the Gifu in '45.

 

Unfortunately, I didn't think to make that change in thought in the Mar '25 Stamps doc.  But it's in the update for next year.