What is this stamp?

[fit4life]

Hello and thanks again for those who responded earlier. I never did get a definitive answer of what this stamp is. There is no "sho" mark that I can see but there is an inspection mark and signature which I understood to be of "Seki ju Kanemura Kanetatsu Saku" . The more I look at it there are some characters missing and others not present on signatures I have found so this is perplexing. Any insights would be appreciated. TY, James

[mecox]

James, mei is:  Seki Ju Kanematsu Kazunori Saku.    KAZUNORI (一則), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Kazunori” (一則), real name Kanematsu Kazuichi (兼松一市), born June 10th 1894, he worked as guntō smith and died December 9 th 1944, posthumous Buddhist name Zendō Myōtoku (善導妙徳)

Stamp  I dont know:  check with Bruce Pennington paper in Downloads 

 

[Bugyotsuji]

https://www.giheiya.com/shouhin_list/japanese_sword/iaiyoushinken/01-1469.html

 

Also see

[John C]

James:

The stamp looks like a cho symbol used by, among others, Kobe Steel works. Could also be the mark of a private sword shop. @Bruce Pennington Bruce would have much more information on this topic.

John C.

[DTM72]

I looked through 10 pages of the following thread, and didn't find a match. There are additional pages to look through to try for a match. With the large seki stamp at the top of yours, I would guess that your mystery stamp is Kazunori's personal stamp.

 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

8 hours ago, John C said:

James:

The stamp looks like a cho symbol used by, among others, Kobe Steel works. Could also be the mark of a private sword shop. @Bruce Pennington Bruce would have much more information on this topic.

John C.

I know we discussed this one, John, but cannot find where we held that discussion.  I vaguely remember it being proposed as a Kobe related stamp, but don't recall getting a consensus from @Kiipu or @BANGBANGSAN on that.  The style and location on the nakago strike me as a forge or company logo.  Religious symbols are found down there, too.  Personal kao are usually located closer to the end of the mei.  At best, I would speak of it as "possibly a company logo, like Kobe steel works, but unconfirmed."

 

Piers, @Bugyotsuji, thanks for the link!  That's the first Showa stamped Kazunori I've seen.

[fit4life]

I can't seem to respond to each post individually so I will say it here...Thanks very much for your amazing insights mecox, Bugyotsuji, John C, DTM72, and of course Bruce Pennington.

 

BTW I did put the question in another thread, will send any updates to this thread. Thank you again!! James

[Kiipu]

3 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:

I know we discussed this one, John, but cannot find where we held that discussion.

 

Like you, I remembered it, but apparently did not download an image of it.  It took awhile, but below is the link.

Help identify writing and info on sword

[Bugyotsuji]

忠 I was playing with yesterday, also the possibility of some kind of a Chūbu 中部 stamp.

There are two representations of pine needles in ‘Dai’ 大 form, possibly a Mon or Kamon 紋 relation.

Then I turned the lights out.

[ROKUJURO]

This thread should be in the Militaria section.

[Bruce Pennington]

Yes, I agree. I was hoping someone in other fields might recognize it, but it seems no one does. So I could use it over on the military side.