Grey Doffin Posted November 29, 2007 Report Posted November 29, 2007 I just bought an Army Shin-Gunto katana with an unusual leather patch attached to the suspension ring. The patch is about as big as a fingernail and has inscribed on it what could be the Kanji chu or naka, above the letter W. Do any of you know the significance of this? Grey Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted November 29, 2007 Report Posted November 29, 2007 Just a guess. He was called Nakanishi, but so were a lot of other soldiers or officers. Their clothing and equipment were probably shipped somewhere. He wrote the first part of his name on the home-made baggage tag as Naka-, and the nishi (west) part he wrote in Roman letters, to help him find it more quickly. Other possibility that he was a Chusa 中佐or lieutenant Colonel, and his name was Wakabayashi or something beginning with W... Quote
Nobody Posted November 29, 2007 Report Posted November 29, 2007 That seems to be a common family name "Nakayama (中山)". The attached pic. shows 中山 in Reisho style (隷書体). Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted November 29, 2007 Report Posted November 29, 2007 Nobody said: That seems to be a common family name "Nakayama (中山)". The attached pic. shows 中山 in Reisho style (隷書体). The W is Yama! Yes, what a brilliant idea! Quote
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