Mantetsu Blade With Long Inscription

[DGARBUTT]

need help with the long inscription on this Mantetsu blade   have attached photos of both sides as I know some will want to see both sides of the tang, but I only need help with the long inscription next to the date

[vajo]

Very interesting Nakago Dale.

[Stephen]

Yes it is Chris. Dale we have a member who catalogs the mune numbers/stamps please show as well.

[Bruce Pennington]

Dale,

 

I can't wait to hear what the inscription reads! And, yes, I would dearly love to have the full serial number on the back edge (nakago mune). It will require removing the habaki, as there is usually a kanji underneath, to get the full number.

Thanks!

[SteveM]

贈

吉林

哈爾浜

斉々哈爾

各鉄道局

 

Presented by the railway companies of 

Jilin

Harbin

Qiqihar

[DGARBUTT]

Thanks Steve, no way I ever could have gotten that

[PNSSHOGUN]

Dale can we please see the Koshirae this sword came in?

[Bruce Pennington]

 

贈

吉林

哈爾浜

斉々哈爾

各鉄道局

 

Presented by the railway companies of 

Jilin

Harbin

Qiqihar

 

It sure would be interesting to know the story behind this presentation sword!!!!  I tried looking up the railways and find nothing on them.  There is plenty on the East China Railway, the Trans-Siberian, and South Manchurian Railways, that all ran through these 3 cities.  I suppose like most big businesses, there must have been original small railroad companies in each city that were swallowed up by the larger operations.  Or could this be from the managers of the rail operations of the large companies based in the cities listed?

And of course - Who was it prestented to?!?!

[DGARBUTT]

These are all the photos I have. I was asked by the son of the marine who brought some swords home to help him with identification and translation. The mounts are standard army, better grade.

[BANGBANGSAN]

It sure would be interesting to know the story behind this presentation sword!!!!  I tried looking up the railways and find nothing on them.  There is plenty on the East China Railway, the Trans-Siberian, and South Manchurian Railways, that all ran through these 3 cities.  I suppose like most big businesses, there must have been original small railroad companies in each city that were swallowed up by the larger operations.  Or could this be from the managers of the rail operations of the large companies based in the cities listed?

And of course - Who was it prestented to?!?!

各鉄道局 in here means -All the Railway Bureau in 吉林省(JI Lin province-Where the South Manchuria Railway company was), 哈爾浜市Ha Er Bing City（Capital city of 黑龍江省 Hei Long Jiang Province）and斉々哈爾市 Qi Qi Ha Er City(The second Large city in 黑龍江省 Hei Long Jiang Province).

吉林省(JI Lin province) ,黑龍江省 (Hei Long Jiang Province)and 遼寧省（Liao Ning Provence）are called 東北(North East)or東三省（Three Eastern Provence）,was the 偽滿洲國(Manchukuo puppet state of Japan )territory.

That's where these Mantetsu swords prestented to.I assume the high rank Railway Police Officer and maybe also the directors will get these swords.