vajo Posted May 22, 2018 Report Posted May 22, 2018 I was searching to identify this mune stamp, but i faild. I'm sure someone knows it. The lower is "Department of chief navy inspector" Tokyo Best Chris Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted May 22, 2018 Report Posted May 22, 2018 I don't know why it's sideways, but its 2 poorly struck "Ko" stamps. You can see the "feet" of the top one, and faintly see it on the bottom one. Then you can see the "box" well on the bottom one, but neither are showing the "+" at the top. Quote
vajo Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Posted May 22, 2018 That could make sense Bruce. Fits to the lower stamp. Quote
lonely panet Posted May 22, 2018 Report Posted May 22, 2018 is there a NA (Nagoya) under the first character ?? Quote
SteveM Posted May 22, 2018 Report Posted May 22, 2018 Top one is 福 (fuku) Bottom one is 小 (ko) Maybe a clue on the thread here http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/5999-arsenal-stamps/ but after 3 pages I gave up looking. Perhaps the "ko" is an inspection stamp from Kokura arsenal? 2 Quote
vajo Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Posted May 23, 2018 It's a Star Stamp Gendaito. Maybe that could help Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted May 23, 2018 Report Posted May 23, 2018 What we need is a Stamp Data Base Chris, I’ve been compiling one, from the various sources. I was wondering how to post it to make it available to anyone. It’s in the beginning stages, but growing. Quote
vajo Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Posted May 23, 2018 Cool Bruce thats a very helpfull idea. Whats about a pdf sheet? Quote
lonely panet Posted May 23, 2018 Report Posted May 23, 2018 David Flynn started a hole subject on stamps in this very section Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted May 24, 2018 Report Posted May 24, 2018 David Flynn started a hole subject on stamps in this very section Yeah, I love it! But it’s so many pages and most of them are filled with conversation. I have condensed the stamps from that thread and combined them with stamps from Fuller and Gregory and from Swordindex.com. I’ll need to contact the authors to get their permission to use their material of course, but I doubt that anyone will mind as long as I credit them with the applicable pieces. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted May 24, 2018 Report Posted May 24, 2018 Good idea Bruce!! I know i hate wading thu it all. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 Chris could you give us the smith name from this blade? The top kanji is “Fuku” which is either the first kanji of Fukuoka, Fukushima, or “good luck”. But since the Ko is there, I suspect it is one of the city names. The smith name may help us pin it down. Quote
vajo Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Posted January 16, 2019 Hi Bruce it is this sword (Fukuoka) Morimitsu 盛光 http://www.schmucker-info.net/morimitsu_nakago_mei.jpg 1 Quote
vajo Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Posted January 16, 2019 Ray has a katana from the same smith at the sale thread. Quote
BANGBANGSAN Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 Vajo I think this 福 maybe means 福岡（Fukuoka）or 福島（Fukushima) 。 Both福岡（Fukuoka）and 福島（Fukushima)city has few 陸軍受命刀匠(Rikugun Jumei Tosho) in WW2. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 Hi Bruce it is this sword (Fukuoka) Morimitsu 盛光 http://www.schmucker-info.net/morimitsu_nakago_mei.jpg Thanks Chris, does the mei state “Fukuoa”? Quote
Stephen Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 maybe some help here any idea what Yamauchi 1 pertains to on mune Quote
vajo Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Posted January 16, 2019 From Markus book it reads Morimitsu from Fukuoka. Mei reads: 筑 後 住 盛 光 之 作 Chikugo jū Morimitsu kore saku 昭 和 二 十 年 三 月 March 1944 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 Stephen, Assuming the name is not the smith that made it, I haven't found anyone or any source that goes into the meanings of mune stamping. Most speculate that it was the polisher. A couple have guessed that it was the buyer who contracted the blade. Maybe someone who knows more about smiths, polishers, and WWII can chime it, but I know nothing about these other than the ones that are clearly arsenal inspection stamps. Interesting google find: Hiroshi Yamauchi, 3rd president of Nintendo, and wealthiest Japanese, "was put to work in a military factory" during WWII! Could it be??? Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 From Markus book it reads Morimitsu from Fukuoka. Mei reads: 筑 後 住 盛 光 之 作 Chikugo jū Morimitsu kore saku 昭 和 二 十 年 三 月 March 1944 Thanks Chris. That pretty well pins it to Fukuoak then. Slight correction on the date though, Showa 20 is 1945 (have to subtract 1). 1 Quote
vajo Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Posted January 16, 2019 Ah thanks Bruce. I fix it on my website. Quote
vajo Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Posted January 16, 2019 This smith’s given name was Tatsumi Kinzo, and he was born May 9th, 1898. Morimitsu was from Fukuoka and was a student of the famous gendai smith Suetsugu Shigemitsu, along with Oyama Nobumitsu. He also signed Chikugo Kuroki ju Morimitsu. (From Ray's description) Quote
Stephen Posted January 16, 2019 Report Posted January 16, 2019 Thank you Bruce...very interesting. Possibility of owner order more than one? Good thinking. Quote
BANGBANGSAN Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 maybe some help here any idea what Yamauchi 1 pertains to on mune Yamauchi1.jpg 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. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 We’re there known smith’s working in those cities? That would make sense in light of what we are discovering. Quote
Stephen Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 See translation section. When i checked site again it came up Yamaho..which Chris posted about almost a year ago. I linked it there. Quote
Stephen Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/27740-yamauchi-1/?do=findComment&comment=279980 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 After what we are thinking now, Stephen, I’m leaning more to “city” “arsenal “ . But we’re way out in Speculation Land. Quote
BANGBANGSAN Posted January 17, 2019 Report Posted January 17, 2019 We’re there known smith’s working in those cities? That would make sense in light of what we are discovering. http://ohmura-study.net/025.html Quite a few Quote
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