Translation assistance navy sword

[Harvey R Lipp]

Wwii navy sword photos 1 & 2

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Translation navy

Photos 3 & 4

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Translation navy

Photo 5

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Circle-anchor: Toyokawa Naval Arsenal; stainless steel.

伊 [stamp]
I [like "ee"]


伊奈波
Inaba
[ee-nah-bah]

lacquered production numbers:
二六二八
2628

No. 159 shows Inaba Kaneyoshi (伊奈波兼吉) as Kaigun jumei toko (海軍受命刀工).
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a shrine called INABA JINJYA in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture. They still have a sword festival every October for sale and exhibition of nihonto.

She also found a local sword smith named INABA in that prefecture; INABA KANEYOSHI, who was a SHOWA period smith. He was a contract sword smith for Japanese Navy. His teacher was called MATSUBARA SHOZO.

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His teacher MATSUBARA SHOZO (松原正造) seems to be a WWII sword smith in Seki. His smith name was also Kaneyoshi (兼吉) according to the WWII Japanese Swordsmiths list on the following Dr. Rich S's site.
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WAF post regarding stainless steel sword & mounts, with mention of Inaba.

Here's another example:

海軍・不銹鋼刀（耐錆鋼刀 ：ステンレス刀）

　豊川海軍工廠製愛知県葉栗郡木曽川町
　松山の住人で昭和 海軍受命刀工松原 正蔵 氏　
　伊奈波兼吉の作 ”伊奈波”の銘がある登録証付
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　海軍不銹鋼刀
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Navy, stainless steel sword (sword rust steel: Stainless steel sword)

Toyokawa Navy Yard, Ltd., Aichi-gun Haguri Kisogawa City
Showa Navy commissioned swordsmith Mr. Matsubara Shozo resident of Matsuyama
A work of Inaba Kaneyoshi; the registration card has the inscription "Inaba."
Navy stainless steel sword.

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[Harvey R Lipp]

Translation

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