Japanese? Chinese? Character Translation Requested

RobT · 14th April 2025, 04:20 PM

JeffS,

Thanks for following up on this. I really suspected that the characters are Japanese but I didn’t know for sure. It’s pretty interesting that the translation of the Chinese characters (“special”) is so close to the Japanese kanji for “specially made”.
However, it’s rather odd to see a Japanese made blade that isn’t symmetrically ground. So the questions now are: Who was the maker that used the diamond logo?, Why did the maker consider the dagger to be specially made?, For what culture was it made?

Sincerely,
RobT

14th April 2025, 04:20 PM	#6
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 535	Maker? Why "Special"? Who For? JeffS, Thanks for following up on this. I really suspected that the characters are Japanese but I didn’t know for sure. It’s pretty interesting that the translation of the Chinese characters (“special”) is so close to the Japanese kanji for “specially made”. However, it’s rather odd to see a Japanese made blade that isn’t symmetrically ground. So the questions now are: Who was the maker that used the diamond logo?, Why did the maker consider the dagger to be specially made?, For what culture was it made? Sincerely, RobT