Barung with chopmark/stamp

[Ren Ren]

Originally Posted by h0ll0wman

I have a Chinese friend and he told me that the chopmark is not a Chinese charater.

Hello h0ll0wman!
Sorry, but I have to disagree with your Chinese friend. This character is a variation of the Chinese character 永 Yong (in Mandarin) or Wing (in Cantonese). It means eternal, endless; long, prolonged; permanent, as well as the surname Yong. I think that in this case it is the blacksmith’s family sign.
But it is possible that a lesser-known blacksmith forged the signature of a more famous and popular colleague in the craft

[h0ll0wman]

Originally Posted by Ren Ren

Hello h0ll0wman!
Sorry, but I have to disagree with your Chinese friend. This character is a variation of the Chinese character 永 Yong (in Mandarin) or Wing (in Cantonese). It means eternal, endless; long, prolonged; permanent, as well as the surname Yong. I think that in this case it is the blacksmith’s family sign.
But it is possible that a lesser-known blacksmith forged the signature of a more famous and popular colleague in the craft

Interesting! Thank you sir for this valuable information.

[Ren Ren]

Originally Posted by h0ll0wman

Interesting! Thank you sir for this valuable information.

It's my pleasure!