micah Posted March 3, 2022 Report Posted March 3, 2022 I just reacently bought this early police sword i would like to know what this mark could mean i never seen it before. Micah Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted March 4, 2022 Report Posted March 4, 2022 Micah, I was holding off, hoping someone with information would hop in, because I have never seen this one before. I'm no expert on the police swords, but my feel is that most of these were made before WWII or in the 1930's and there were many makers in those years with logo not in the books. There is another possibility that it was a Buddhist or religious marking for good luck, too. Very nice police sword, by the way! How about pics of the backstrap for curiosity sake? Quote
Kiipu Posted March 4, 2022 Report Posted March 4, 2022 Possibly a stylized kanji character such as 示? 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted March 5, 2022 Report Posted March 5, 2022 Ah, nice! Dawson says that is a "patrolman and sergeant sword" and Fuller thinks this one was for mounted civil police, though he said that wasn't confirmed. Quote
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