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Dave You're right.In China,we call Wuhan Nationalist 偽政府 puppet government，and their Army 偽軍 puppet army,they work with Japanese. There are still some of these Mukden arsenal made 偽軍刀 puppet army sword around in China.But Chinese collectors not really into these sword because of the poor detail&quality,even they're much less compare to the Japanese Gunto. Trystan

Dave Thanks!I was looking for this photo.They should be Wang Jingwei's Wuhan Nationalist government 's army.They imported some German equipment as well, like M35 helmet shon in the photo. Also,that "應”could be 應需（On demand）instead of 應急（emergency）. Trystan

Made in Mukden arsenal,for Manchukuo&Wang Jingwei's Wuhan Nationalist government officer.

Didier Maybe it's from one of those"Emergency made"or "Territory made "sword.It doesn't look true Japanese made one to me. Here is some photos from a emergency made sword ,it has"應”（emergency）mark on the balde.The pierced tsuba looks very crude,not exactly same as the one you post ,but kinda close.

The Iron tsuba could be war time replacement,I've seen the copper handle NCO with iron tsuba has Ser# in the 3000s. It's easiet to judge if it's REAL copper handle NCO by check and see if the tang has one or two hole for this 6507 balde.

But.the person who told you 伊 means "That one" is also right when it company with "人”person. So ,伊人=那人（That person），this word can also means lover(愛人）。 But ,not the 伊 on theis sword.

Bruce This 伊 is for the first character of the name of sword smith 伊奈波兼吉( Inaba Kaneyoshi），he was a 海軍受命刀工(Kaigun Jumei Toko）。 I've saw a few his Kaigunto before.

一文字源天秀鍛之 Ichimonji Minamoto Amahide Kitau Kore

各鉄道局 in here means -All the Railway Bureau in 吉林省(JI Lin province-Where the South Manchuria Railway company was), 哈爾浜市Ha Er Bing City（Capital city of 黑龍江省 Hei Long Jiang Province）and斉々哈爾市 Qi Qi Ha Er City(The second Large city in 黑龍江省 Hei Long Jiang Province). 吉林省(JI Lin province) ,黑龍江省 (Hei Long Jiang Province)and 遼寧省（Liao Ning Provence）are called 東北(North East)or東三省（Three Eastern Provence）,was the 偽滿洲國(Manchukuo puppet state of Japan )territory. That's where these Mantetsu swords prestented to.I assume the high rank Railway Police Officer and maybe also the directors will get these swords.

Looks good to me.

Looks alot like that!Good eye!

Left from top "工業學校”(Industrial School)，Can't make out the right though.

谷寿夫( Hisao Tani )should have more than one sword,Either Type94 or Type98 officer sword,but no way he use Type 95 NCO sword.

Steve Can you point out who is the seller that you have to return 3 swords?So .we can be aware of him. Thanks

Or maybe the Mantetsu swords' tang has 南(Nan) or 連(Ren) were complete in 奉天(Mukden)Arsenal by using the Blade from SMR's Da Lian Steel Factory? And the swords' tang has 連(Da Lian)/工(Work) were manufactured in 大連鑄鐵廠(Da Lian Steel Factory)for the whole sword? 南滿洲鐵道株式會社(South Manchuria Railway Co.) 's Headquarters was in 大連 (Da Lian City). It all just guessing...

Nice!

Very Cool!

Bruce Please check my other message. It's could be Chinese/Kanji "工"Instead of "I"。工=Work 工廠=Factory,工人=Worker. 連 is short verse for 大連 (Da Lian City)，.奉天(Mukden)also called 沈陽(Shen Yang City), they both in 遼寧省(Liao Ning Province)，but distance between two city is about 380KM/236Miles. 大連has one of the earliest Steel Factory called 達里尼鑄鐵廠 in Northeast China,it was built in 1901. http://www.centunion...rovince-(china) "工" also could be short verse for "工字鋼" ,means shape of the railway track,that's how it called in China/Manchuria railway industrial). It's in the South Manchuria Railway&Current Ministry of Railways(China)logo. I guess it's possible the Type 4 Mantetsu blade used railway track steel from 大連達里尼鑄鐵廠,maybe that's why has 連&工 on the tang. "工字鋼"/South Manchuria Railway Logo/Ministry of Railways(China)Logo.

Beside some smith made blade with blood groove,Arsenal also made blade with blood groove,it called 造兵刀Zohei to. http://ohmura-study.net/206.html

Fake

Canvas cover is much harder to find than leather one.

looks real WW2 NCO sword to me,not fake.But,wtih the broken tip and rusty blade+scrach off ser #,I would say pass this one.There are many NCO sword out there has better condition,do not rush.

http://ohmura-study.net/025.html Quite a few

This 山(Yama) could be indcate city named 山口（Yamaguchi） or 山形（ Yamagata ）. As my reply for the 福(Fuku) mark on #16 . 福岡（Fukuoka）, 福島（Fukushima), 山口（Yamaguchi） and 山形（ Yamagata ）,these cities all had few 陸軍受命刀匠(Rikugun Jumei Tosho) in WW2.