Drago Posted November 25, 2011 Report Posted November 25, 2011 Hi, as I said in the other thread. I bought my first Nihonto, an Ichihara Nagamitsu. Now, there is one thing about it that I don't understand. And I'd be glad if you can help me figure that out. The blade has a numer stamped on the Nakago, namely 1057. But I didn't find any sign of an arsenal stamp... I always thought that the stamp should be right next to the number, but there isn't. Could it be elsewhere? Under the Habaki for example (haven't removed that yet)? I know that "saka" stamps often tend to be far less pronounced than the stamped numbers, but there isn't even a hint of that. Can anyone explain that? Thanks. Quote
Kevin Posted November 25, 2011 Report Posted November 25, 2011 AFAIK the numbers are part of an internal IJA accounting system and not related to arsenal stamps. Kevin Quote
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