Japanese WWII Side Knives?

Rich · 14th December 2010, 08:25 PM

I can't get your pic of the kanji to load completely. Imageshack stops and says "done" when only the top Kanji and part of the second are visible. They appear to be stamped rather than carved which would be a more current production. Not unusual, both of mine have stamped signatures. I suspect that given the relatively current vintage of mine and yours that the signatures are pretty meaningless. That is, while they may be a specific name, more than likely the items were factory production and just given a "factory man's" name. Just a guess on that, no solid proof.

Rich

laEspadaAncha · 15th December 2010, 12:05 AM

Hi Rich,

Thanks... Maybe I can email you the pics of the kanji? I agree, they are stamped, not carved, though the larger of the two was definitely hot-stamped, i.e., stamped while the metal was still soft.

Regards,

Chris

15th December 2010, 12:05 AM	#2
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Hi Rich, Thanks... Maybe I can email you the pics of the kanji? I agree, they are stamped, not carved, though the larger of the two was definitely hot-stamped, i.e., stamped while the metal was still soft. Regards, Chris Last edited by laEspadaAncha; 15th December 2010 at 04:26 AM.

14th December 2010, 08:25 PM	#1
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	I can't get your pic of the kanji to load completely. Imageshack stops and says "done" when only the top Kanji and part of the second are visible. They appear to be stamped rather than carved which would be a more current production. Not unusual, both of mine have stamped signatures. I suspect that given the relatively current vintage of mine and yours that the signatures are pretty meaningless. That is, while they may be a specific name, more than likely the items were factory production and just given a "factory man's" name. Just a guess on that, no solid proof. Rich