Dual-signed Type 98 Officer’s Shingunto

[I_Kendo_It]

It still exists.

Here is a copy of the email I received with names censored for anonymity : 

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X 様

 

　岐阜関刃物会館にお問い合わせをいただきありがとうございます。

　当館のXと申します。

 

　関刃物工業組合は昭和6年に関打刃物同業組合から改組し、昭和19年に岐阜県利器工匠具工業協同組合に改称しています。この組織は昭和38年からは組合員のプロパンガス供給の事業をはじめ現在もガス供給の事業を行っています。

　よろしくお願いします。

 

(TRANSLATION)

 

Dear Mr./Ms. X

 

Thank you for contacting the Gifu Seki Cutlery Hall. My name is X.

 

The Seki Cutlery Industry Association was reorganized from the Seki Cutlery Association in 1931, and was renamed the Gifu Prefecture Cutlery and Craftsmanship Industry Cooperative Association in 1944. This organization began supplying propane gas to its members in 1963, and continues to provide gas supply services to this day.

 

Thank you for your consideration.

Here is the new name of the organization. 

岐阜県利器工匠具工業協同組合 (Gifu-ken riki kōshō-gu kōgyō kyōdō kumiai).

 

I'll try to get in touch with them next and hopefully see if there's anything they know. 🤔

[Bruce Pennington]

That's great, Leonidas!  Following!

[I_Kendo_It]

I've hit a bit of a dead end for now, they seem to only have a phone number. I'd rather try to see if they have some documentation or primary sources. 🤔

 

I think in the current situation we need as many primary sources as possible, since the secondary sources and tertiary sources we have seem to have some contradiction and unclear points.

 

I'll call them when I'm in Japan and see if they still have any information. And if they do, I may go to Gifu ! 

 

(Edit : still sending some other emails to other organizations...)

Edited September 25 by I_Kendo_It