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Hello, this was attached to a leather scabbard of a fixed blade dagger My grandfather brought back from the pacific. I posted it also in military swords of Japan section. Looks like surrender tag or? If someone can translate the tag I would appreciate the help. My brother sent me the pics which the blade is in his possession.

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The oval white plastic one is a worker’s “gate pass” for the “Kusugaura gate” of the Yokosuka Naval Yard. 

Here is my example from My WWII IJN collection. 

 

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Thanks Joe!  I note a masukotto doll in the collection as well, nice.  I actually have a little story about those dolls I mentioned over at WRF.  Just ran across another picture of one mounted on the dashboard of an airplane of all places.

Masukotto dolls

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海軍工廠 - Wikipedia

 

For the meaning and usage of 横廠

 

and perhaps early seaplane/flying boat trials were conducted there at the Yokosuka Naval Base. From the kanji etymology, it could even be an attempt to describe a 'base', i.e. a place without walls. A bit like if you wrote Y.B. in English for Yokosuka Base.

横廠式ロ号甲型水上偵察機 - Wikipedia

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