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[SHEMP H]

Hi gents, can someone please translate this ? Thank you in advance.

[ghp95134]

It's the name of the supplier who sold the item to the Army/Navy.
東亜納
Toa no
East Asia Supply

The oval below or next to this with the writing "~納" means "supplied by~" and designates the individual contracter who made the uniform. Since so many companies made stuff for the armed forces it is pointless to list them.

Nick's full "On Issue Stamps"


--Guy

[SHEMP H]

Thank you Guy

[Nick Komiya]

You should have the item checked for authenticity, as many repro manufacturer's use this marking to denote their products as repros. Nakata overtly marks his goods as repros, but smaller companies use this marking as a more subtle method of admitting its a copy.
They use names taken from wartime propaganda, like this "Toa" here from "East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere". However, most actual military supplier names predate such slogans and more often have mundane family business names

[SHEMP H]

Thank you Nick.