Navy Posted February 8, 2012 Report Posted February 8, 2012 Dear collectors, thanks to the informations given by this forum I'm trying to do my homeworks diligently, so I attempted to translate the nakago of this type 3 gunto I'm spotting. If I did it correctly, the smith should be Kanesane, and the production date should be November 1943 (in order from above: Showa era + 18 year (-1) and 11th month); it hasn't the usual seki stamp, but just that one which seems to me a "na" symbol (Nagoya?) Is it right? Regards, Marzio Quote
cabowen Posted February 8, 2012 Report Posted February 8, 2012 You are correct- Kanezane, 11th month of 1943....Nagoya arsenal mark.... Quote
Navy Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks Chris! May I ask you what the Nagoya arsenal stamp could mean? Did that arsenal make blades besides rifles and bayonets? This nakago lacks seki and showa stamps, and the oshigata hasn't the Kanesane kokuin, just the two smith's kanji. Regards, Marzio Quote
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