Help with Naval property tag

[monkeyboy]

Hi all,

I'd really appreciate some help translating the pictured property tag. I can make out numbers 1, 2 and 3,

1. Tanaka
2. Naval Ensign
3. Navy/Naval

However numbers 4 and 5 are a mystery to me.

Thank you, Jon

[Nick Komiya]

4. Yasushi
5. Unit

But the combination of 3 and 5 is not correct navy lingo, which in my mind, casts doubt on the authenticity of this tag.

[monkeyboy]

Thank you for your time Nick, I appreciate the help. If you feel the combination of numbers 3 and 5 are incorrect, what would be correct?

[Nick Komiya]

There should not be 3 and 5 at all. So what is the tag attached to?

[monkeyboy]

It's tied to an 1883 pattern naval dagger. It's certainly an old tag. The dagger was purchased from a pawn shop and the seller didn't make a big deal of the tags presence, nor any perceived value it may have added.

[Nick Komiya]

Then, it is an indicator that the dagger was surrendered by a family member, not aware of the man's exact unit. Only, in that case, the address should be the home address of the family instead. Anyway, if the dagger is good, there's no problem.