hi-revr

Thank you for the detailed explanation. There is much to learn not only about the blades but the culture and history. Each time I attempt to research a word or other piece of this puzzle I discover 10 more things to look at. I am grateful so many before have contributed so much.

After searching for some time and being really new to all this................I would like to ask a question that seems distantly related to this discusssion. I know the smith is Sukenobu, the last two Kanji. I've seen different translations for Noshu Ju but none convince me they are accurate. What is the literal translation of each Kanji in No Shu Ju ?? What is the generally accepted English translation ??

I hoping someone can read the Kanji. It looks like this field made knife had decent rough shaping but little or no real finish work on the blade.

Better shot at Star stamp (that one I understand) and circled you can see part of another stamp. Just noticed this one tonight. I assume the Gifu district stamp ?

Tang top stamps Nagoya arsenal acceptance stance??? If so why two different sizes?

Same here No Shu Ju Suke Nobu I understand it roughly translates to Made by SukeNobu but what do the individual Kanji mean? I ask because I want to learn things as correct as possible.

To clarify the Kanji, Sho Wa Ju Hachi Nen Haru Or... Showa 18 Year (1943) Spring ?

Here are the ""finely" machined screw pegs.

Not really a typo, a newbie mistake. I've spent several hours reading and attempting to learn as much as possible in the past week or so. All of it essentially a foreign language. Like so many things in the collector world, there is a lot of misinformation and outright mistakes. I've been involved in many different hobbies and learned long ago, when starting something new I don't know what I don't know yet. I greatly appreciate everyone's input. As an example of something confusing to a rookie. Yasugi steel ,,,,,, After reading that post last night I spent an hour looking for details and discovered conversations about Yasuki steel. All I know for certain is Yasugi is a city and may or may not be the trade name of a type of steel made there. It looks like ALL the small parts and the wood part of the Tsuka (handle) also have a 9 stamp. Yes you are seeing thin gauge sheet metal between the ray skin and the wood. I have not found anything specifically stating what the number stamps indicate.

All small parts in front and the release have a 6 or 9 stamped.

Painted Charecters

Is this possibly the ""SHO"" character??