Edward G Posted July 25, 2012 Report Posted July 25, 2012 Gentlemen: Attached please find a photo from the handle of a Shin-Gunto which has an inscription. Please help with a translation. Unusual to find an inscription like this one on the handle.... Many thanks in advance Edward G. Quote
k morita Posted July 25, 2012 Report Posted July 25, 2012 Hi, I also think it is a unusual inscription. But this inscription is Chinise language,not Japanese. It says somthing something prize. I don't know the first two Chinese meaning. Quote
Nobody Posted July 25, 2012 Report Posted July 25, 2012 The first two kanji 督辧 seem to mean something like a minister or a president in Chinese. Ref. http://books.google.co.jp/books?id=iTBK ... A6&f=false Quote
Nobody Posted July 25, 2012 Report Posted July 25, 2012 p. 438, (The link to the page works on my PC.) Quote
NihontoEurope Posted July 25, 2012 Report Posted July 25, 2012 Hello, It could mean "A prize/token from governor/high command from a specific event". So it could be an object that was given to a soldier/officer for something good or heroic he did in the war. A token of appreciation... /Martin Quote
k morita Posted July 25, 2012 Report Posted July 25, 2012 The first two Kanji meaning is: to oversee/to supervise/superintendent . Quote
Edward G Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Posted July 25, 2012 Thank You all, quite unusual to find this inscription on the Shin Gunto. I appreciate your help and I m further down the road to understanding. Edward G Quote
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