Kiipu

In Japanese, the characters 調製 could be the division/department within the company that performed the work? @SteveM

I only have one 1941 advertisement on file for this company. Looks like they were located in Akasaka Ward 赤坂區, Tōkyō 東京.

That's it and thread title changed accordingly! Many thanks Ernie.

Those are indeed coming in part from the same source. Even the markings are the same as on one. However, my father was only in India once, with stops in Australia coming [Fremantle] and going [Melbourne]. So I think the source would be modern day Pakistan, formerly part of British India. The leather scabbard on his is dark brown. He even mentions it in a letter home, written while at sea heading back for the States via Melbourne, Australia. As an aside, the cargo carried enroute was airplanes, beer, and a hundred or so Chinese soldiers that had been trained in the United States. They ran out of food and my father subsisted on canned milk and cereal. He never set foot on a Liberty ship after this voyage. For the duration of the war, he was on tankers. forrest-us-ship-movement-card.pdf

Does anyone happen to know if this style of knife has a specific name?

My father, a radio operator aboard SS Nathan B. Forest, purchased this knife as a souvenir. His ship arrived at Karachi, British India, on September 9, 1944, and departed the same month on the 12th. While there, the British "suggested" they purchase items from the local craftsmen. Measurements Overall length with scabbard: 12 inches. Overall length without scabbard: slightly over 11 inches. Blade length: 7 inches. Hilt: 4 inches. Details Blade markings on left: pure steel. Blade markings on right: Victory. Grips made from bone. Brass parts caste, very obvious. The brass used supposedly came from shell casings. Pommel in shape of a birds head. Leather scabbard with brass fittings.

FYI, the Murata-style hunting guns were still being made into the 1930s.

I sure looks like it is. 義 = gi = righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty.

Wonder how long these will last? B806 Gendaito Made at the Minatogawa Shrine

Some more pictures can be seen via the NMB thread below. Something different...

I think it orginally had a leather covered scabbard. Looks like a mid-war army Type 98 sword.

See also Suya 111536 with two 東 stamps. Fake Type 95 Nco Swords

Type 95 Variation #4, Kokura-Kōbe 107164, with two 東 ferrule stamps. My First WWII Type 95 Japanese NCO Sword - Info Requested

This practice of having two 東 inspection stamps on opposite sides of the ferrule is well known by advanced Type 95 collectors. From memory, it was used for a short time only. Nice sword and thanks for sharing.

Rai Kunifusa 来國房 with nakago mune character. See picture number 6. WW2 Japanese Officers Sword & Scabbard Signed