Kanji On Nakago Mune

[Gasam]

heyas:

 

found one small topic on this while searching around. got mantetsu to today and apart from regular markings on nakago (inkluding the mukden arsenal stamp), I discovered these markings on the nakago mune. Fuller and Gregory I think makes no or scarce mention of these markings.

I will proceed in trying to decifer, but if those are further arsenal markings then they might not translate I guess. so: were such markings om nakago mune commonplace anyone know?

 

this is first post from cellphone, hope it works out.

 

Cheers,

[Brian]

Yes, all Mantetsu have a serial there.
http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/5871-stampcrest-on-a-gunto/

[Bruce Pennington]

Also here: http://ohmura-study.net/913.html

 

I don't know the top kanji, but the bottom 3 are "479". It is not known why Mantetsu numbered their blades. Some have speculated that they relate to a contract or batch numbers.

 

I have found an interesting thread, though, on other things written on nakago mune: http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/21519-name-on-nakago-mune/

[Gasam]

thank you all once again for sharing your knowledge :-)