The company logo can be seen in the picture. See the links below for more information.
Koshirae Fitters Stamping Blades - Military Swords of Japan - Nihonto Message Board
JAPANESE SWORD COMPANY LOGOS
This is what the company logo looks like on a sword.
Arsenal Stamps. - Page 11 - Military Swords of Japan - Nihonto Message Board
Kai Gunto Help - Military Swords of Japan - Nihonto Message Board
Last edited by Kiipu; 11-09-2019 at 06:17 AM.
Found on the Japaneseswordindex.com
Could anyone tell my what is the kanji of "Saku Jo"? Thanks!
Gunto Sei is 軍刀社, correct?
No, the correct full name of the establishment is 松山軍刀製作所
The picture above is missing the name Matsuyama.
松山軍刀製作所 is Matsuyama Gunto Sei Saku Jo. Word by word. Thanks again!
It’s cryptic — the circle is composed of two pine needles [matsu] surrounding the seal-script 山 [yama].by Sporter90
製作所 Seisaku-jo: Factory/Manufactory/shop.
— Guy
Well done, Kindergarten style.
I'm talking about the title of the caption in bold - it has no saying of Matsuyama.
This ad they ran in a magazine back then (borrowed from the NHTB thread) does show the full company name, and the text above makes it crystal clear that they only made Koshirae and not the blade.
The advertisement that Nick posted above can be found in the book below. An English index can be downloaded as well.
大日本刀剣商工名鑑
Below is another short summary of the book.
B662. Dai Nihon Token Shoko Meikan | Japanese Sword Books & Tsuba
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