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Need to know what the tang says and if that is an arsenal mark on this Japanese sword

Submitted by Brian Everswick on Tue, 2015-09-08 00:38

I like this sword, very nice blade. If anyone can help in reading the signature I appreciate it.

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#1Submitted by saipan59 on Tue, 2015-09-08 02:55.

Seki stamp

It is a gunto.
The stamp is a "Seki stamp". It means that it was made roughly during WWII, and it was NOT made using traditional methods.
The signature is "NOSHUu SEKI JUu KOJIMA KATSUMASA SAKU".

In the database, see KAT75.

Pete
#2Submitted by Brian Everswick on Tue, 2015-09-29 01:29.

sword

Thank you for your input.