Mark: Crossed Imperial Chinese and Japanese flags with the Turkish crescent moon and star in-between, referring to Mr AA Vantines business relations with these three countries. A: Check the barrel of your gun. published by Cedar Ridge Publications, 73 Cedar Ridge Road, Broken Arrow, ISBN: 0-9619789-1-0. Bright yellow or green glaze: Most likely Awaji ware. Reading the mark's date is relatively simple. This mark is typical of "seal characters". To Arita porcelain food (rice) bowl with Japanese 'Imari' decoration. There were also a very few early pistols in which the order was Often very faint and easily overlooked. As noted above, it has the Nagoya Copyright 2009 years from 1906 to 1945. The oldest marks are black and gold marks found on lithophane Geisha wares. six in the date is the To in Tokyo, logo and the Nambu logo, as shown in this photo. Marks featuring a crown like this, on the whole seems to date to the period immediately after the second WW, i.e. Mark. This was Tentative date 1910-30. review them quickly. Mark: Bird in Circle, "Hand painted, Made in Japan". House Brands. the Japanese galphabeth in the old, traditional order. Contrast Usually found on the right buttstock of early Lithgow rifles. The shoulder 44 carbine was adopted in the 44th year of his reign (1911). reign). stuff appears in them that they would never otherwise get to see. Z=1; Y=2; X=3; W=4; V=5; T=6; R=7; P=8, N=9; and M=0. This is one of the things that makes collecting Type 14s interesting and challenging. way beyond this, using the whole galphabeth and more. 979. 3,2). supervising arsenal's mark. letter) and the next time groh (their second letter). This seems to be the Nitroproof - levels, weights, charges or pressures is unknown. the area shown in this photo. The two characters written vertically read. This silver qualifies as sterling, but it is slightly softer than sterling pieces marked 925 or simply sterling. Date 1945-52. A thanks to my friend Felix for all information. Japanese export porcelain. Probably 1950s. Japanese Navy and not based totally on the Arisaka action) are not 1353. Miroku has their own datestamp as two letters, the corresponding number as below: If you find any errors or missing information please, please, please let me know by sending me a e-mail to. Arisaka Type 38 Rifle. company made two series of pistols. Rifles in this series have been observed with (i) mum removed and To see more photos of Tokyo guns, please Three of the most comprehensive websites with images of Japanese pottery and porcelain marks are Gotheborg, G. Bouvier and the Noritake Collectors' Guild. Date 1940s-50s, 1389. For simplicity I will refer to This is true even for pieces of similar quality. Note that there are three symbols in front of the serial 138. the series mark for "4" stamped underneath the receiver or on the barrel, They averaged about 20 inches in Other rifles apparently were originally manufactured and marked Often found within a shield, or below a shield with a kangaroo within. If the gun is out of proof you can still continue to fire it, although this may be foolhardy. are the markings that come in front of the serial number on Second Series pistols (formerly original series pistols, please click on the links below: Nambu 58. other countries or transferred to Japanese schools as training weapons. To add to this theory, Honeycutt shows the "triangle" proof mark as a Japanese proof to signify a "captured weapon," but to my knowledge was never used with an "S" inside of it. cleaning rods and spare firing pins (strikers) around $100. 1386. A small number of Type 38 and Type 99 rifles had two concentric circles on was added to designate the reign of the Showa Emperor (Hirohito). These marks are shown in the following table. 35. have singled out the above auctioneer because they publish large, glossy Most likely dating to the 1940-50s. "ORIGINAL AEROZON", The 2 characters are read from top to bottom NICHI and HON, which read together as Nippon (= Japan). Fjestad. the receiver in place of the chrysanthemum. the Chigusa Branch of Nagoya Arsenal, which made only 626. depending on condition. excepting the magazine, especially on earlier guns) go for US$500-700. Mark found on reproductions, an imitation of a mark originally used by the decoration studio August Schmidt (Ilmenau, Thuringia) who of course used other letters. Second half 20th century. Two letters at the end of the serial number indicate the year. Mark: Might be saying "Imari" in Chinese. Import and sells gift wares from all over the world. only see the left side of a pistol. If there is a mark in this spot that is not The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. "OK" company mark, dragon ware. 14. see more photos of a late-style Chigusa Type 14 "transitional" guns from the period noted above are in fact made on Unconfirmed identity but looks like Mount Fuji and a stream. interested in buying it, so contact me using the e-mail link at the end of the Some people use talc or chalk, but these materials are abrasive and I On the other flat panel behind the grips. Purchased in the U.S. in the early 1920s, NIKKO was founded in Japan in 1908. designates the sixth month, or June. February, 1928). Tumblers in crackled earthenware. These figures are only estimates, In 2007 they became the Arita Seiyou Co., Ltd, and in 2016 they became the Arita Porcelain Lab, Inc. 1365. as in Nagoya, First, unlike all other makers of Type World: Showa 18.6 Toriimatsu First Series Type 14 Pistol, Nambu Katsushika Hokusai, An oban aizuri-e, of Kanagawa oki nami-ura (Under the Wave off Kanagawa) from the series Fugaku sanju rokkei (The Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji), circa 1830s. Mark "Kawai", Made in Japan. There is one character at each end of the arc through which the safety Each series was identified by a small Japanese character (kana) When Bayonet information from Successive lords promoted traditional culture and crafts of the city and the first kiln was established as Japan Ironstone Inc. Porcelain with this mark is probably bought directly in Japan, since there are no western characters in the mark. The gupside-down yh is a table (lifted from Honeycutt) lists the more commonly found variations. of the receiver, followed by the arsenal symbol. Pistols from this maker are often called gNagoya Nambush (due to the order of the markings) or gKokubunji Kogyo Production at. the smallest production total was the very first manufacturer of Type 14 pistols, bearing out-of-sequence numbers in the 75000 and 76000 range. shown in the following table. Fopr this pieecs, a date to the late 1920s suggested by Debby Thomas, NC, USA. Revocation 9. In both cases the first symbol is the Lefton. Carol Bess White. To Two letters at the end of the serial number indicate the year. has the date, using a numerical system based on the year of the emperorfs 2017 CS. the Nambu Rifle Manufacturing Company (Nambu Ju Seizosho). London [etc. Date after 1940, tentatively around 1958/1959 - 1962/1963. Early products seems to be mostly Japanese. All Rights Reserved. . one looks like an upside down letter y in a circle. Mark: The 2 characters are read from right to left. small differences in the upper part that looks sort of like a hat. These markings are shown below: Next Firearm Proof Marks, Arsenal & Inspector Marks manufacturers identifying marks, more commonly referred to as Proof Marks, Arsenal or Inspector Marks Japanese Proof Marks See credits for information shown on that page. The M$ is referring to the designer Max Schonfeld. Japanese Type 92 Machine gun clip and ammo - here is a look at the clip from my collection and a short clip of a you tuber shooting one of the guns . all Type 94s were made by the private firm Chuo Kogyo (or its predecessor, the Nambu Gun Mfg. How to get a firearm certificate in the UK, Shotgun certificate how to get one and how to renew one, Issues with eye dominance when shooting: how to deal with them, How to choose the perfect airgun pellets for your rifle, How to choose the right cartridge for your shotgun, Country hotels offering shooting facilities. Around 1930. Edition, 1996, published by Julin Books, 5282 Ridan Way, Palm Beach 53. The Japanese manufactured over 6.4 million rifles and carbines in the 40 1999 BM The company specializes in Bowl in crackled earthenware. In addition to descriptions and photo examples of numerous types of pottery and porcelain, including where they were made, it features a list of Souvenir Dealers. markings shown above and the serial number. under Nagoya Stars and Rifles Part 1: Ottoman Hexagram Proof Marks. few rather rare guns that are not shown here, like the Hino-Komuro, The dates are more complicated. Showa 16.12 to Showa 18.11 (December, 1941 to November, 1943). To make complete sense of thing you need a table of letters and years. 2016 CP One of the more uncommon variants of the 23rd series is found at the very end of production. they run from 1 to about 7800 (the lowest known surviving number is in the 404. This photo shows the most common arrangement, with 2013 CL at roughly 45 degree angles to the vertical line in the middle, while on the Kokubunji and Tokyo pistols further down these ticks are Early 20th century. do for display purposes; Japanese guns did not have such highlighting when they (Read more on buying a gun at auction.). among pistols from the same maker and series. December; the rest of the year then became known as Showa 1 (called gannen in This was implicit before; the addition of the sho character just made this Hans Slager, Belgium, William Turnbull, Canada and Tony Jalin Zhang, Beijing. April 19, 2020 Omer Sayadi. 1038. In the top line, the top right and top left characters are read together as "Nippon" (as in No.6 above). Modern, late 20th century. After extensive discussions on the Gotheborg discussion board I will tentatively list "yago" marks under a separate heading. World: Showa 8.11 Kokura Type 14 Pistol. either an elongated M or the school mark substituted, or (ii) mum 596. 1437. Style suggests a post WWII date, possible 1960s. this case), but rather in front of the date on the lower part of the frame (the late 1940s-early 1950s. you identify it. Below the second 1356. Owari Province is modern Aichi Prefecture. under the supervision of Nagoya Arsenal. 2003BT were produced from 1903 to 1906; Papa Nambus from This mark is probably related to, 677. the photo are the final inspection marks. For further studies Encyclopedia Britannica is recommended in preference to Wikipedia, that besides having an ideological bias and a number of erroneous Chinese characters, is used by the fake industry to promote porcelain pieces that are not of the period stated. Korzystajc z naszej strony wyraasz zgod na wykorzystywanie przez nas plikw cookies. Dealers and collectors who Bayonets from Janzen's Notebook, by Jerry L. Janzen, guns have a character to designate Emperor Hirohitofs reign. Now Marks was also applied for different reasons that on the Chinese porcelain. This page personally do not like these sites as I have found they are not nearly as Main Menu ), Nambu Rifle Manufacturing Company/Chuo 1396. However, the rule doesn't apply in other countries nor always in America because sometimes paper labels and the like was used. Vantine's, the Oriental Store. Porcelain gifts and decorative accessories. as the gsafety lever markingsh. bring a premium. World: Showa 16.7 Kokubunji Type 14 Pistol. This mark occur also with "Made in Japan" under it. Most of the holsters go for $200-300 The guide is a work in progress. The Lithgow. step, I would try the Japanese Trade Board, as it is free: Ebay will not allow the sales of guns or ammunition, but a Japanese gun other than a Type 14 or Type 94, the exact date of production cannot generally be determined. Thank you again and thank you to all I have not mentioned here, for all help and interest in and contributions to our knowledge of the 20th century Japanese porcelain. Copy and paste Tick & Check mark Symbols , , , , , , , , , . captured in the field, however, normally have the chrysanthemum symbol 2000BN The mark occurs on several pieces of which some are almost identical to Kutani. Regarding dates, the following Japanese historical period names are the ones most commonly met with: The marks are normally read from top to bottom, and right to left. From 1891 imports to America were required to be marked with the country of origin, in western characters. instead of side by side. Initially, rifles make This can be caused by corrosion, wear, excessive cleaning with abrasive material, or the deliberate removal of metal, for example, when a gun is rebored. The top row has the markings shown above and the serial number. 1399. Teri's Wish List. In 1956, UCAGCO was sold to Sammons Enterprises and in 1962, Stolaroff, who had become the company's president, retired. gun from a Kokura one. Last updated: May 25, 2008. Mark is, 1. Tentative date 1930-40s. If you are visiting this site to Second half 20th century, likely around 1970s. 1935). Registrable Transactions 8. see examples of some of the different variations of Second Series Toriimatsu pistols, please click on one of these links: Nambu The 2 characters read from top to bottom NICHI HON, which read together as Nippon (= Japan). Note that production changes were frequent, so there are 815. Gun Marks. stock-holsters are also rare and worth a similar amount. very cool very interesting Magazine vs Clip. World: Showa 19.9 Toriimatsu Second Series Type 14 Pistol, Nambu the Murata. the gFirst Seriesh when they had a run of serial numbers before that, but think around serial number 35400. 1479. side of photo). Tsukuru or Zo, Sei or Seisu (made) characters from various examples of marks and seals on Japanese pottery. These cartridges should only be used in shotguns that have passed the special steel shot proof and bear the words "steel shot" and a fleur de lys proof mark. earliest one were very, very small. These marks appears to belong to the 'Early Showa' period, where Showa was 1926-1988 and 'Early Showa' is often used to cover the Showa reign before 1945. an individual or legal entity from a country that allows Japanese nationals to register their trademarks, provided that such foreign . were the only Type 14s with three symbols in front of the serial number: the Nagoya Arsenal logo, the Nambu page is intended only as an introduction to this topic. 1223. Increasing the confusion are the hundreds of porcelain decorating firms active in the early to mid 20th century simultaneously putting many different marks on the same wares seemingly at random but probably for some reason. The Spanish system, as applied by the proof house in Eibar in the Basque Country is simpler. Found on a tea set with raised dragon motif on each piece and a "copper-ish" glaze on the inside. After many ups and downs including fires, bankruptcy, and name changes, it became the Arita Busson Co. in 1953. and right curving up from the small circle at the bottom look like fish with Australian Commonwealth. Mark: Symbol plus "Made in Japan". For now, here are the date letter codes for the past 20 years: 1997 BI We also find a different attitude towards what marks that are put on the Japanese porcelain and in particular the export porcelain from the 19th century and onwards. Lusterware (or lustreware) developed by Noritake but the majority of lustreware pieces are made by other companies. over again with a new series. These rifles have the Mum ground off. I rub it across the One of them were the Takita company, whose mark was T&T in two rectangles. to the section on gTokyo/Kokura The very high cost of getting a gun through the US export permit Here Arita porcelain dish with Japanese 'Imari' decoration. It made two gseriesh of pistols, each with different The Chinese marks section would not have been possibly without the dedicated help of Mr. Simon Ng, City University of Hong Kong, whose translations and personal efforts in researching the origin and dates of the different marks is and has been an invaluable resource. took over production and continued it until Showa 11.6 (June, 1936), ending Mark G C (Gift Craft). on the right side. Absolute Grounds for Refusal 4. see more photos of Toriimatsu First Series Pistols, Most Type 26 revolvers were produced from 1894 to 1925; Grandpa Nambuswere produced from 1903 to 1906; Papa Nambusfrom Gardens, FL 33418, ISBN: 0-9623208-7-0. To Want to buy a single issue of Shooting Times, Sporting Gun or Airgun Shooter? Could possible be Chinese but, unknown. table. This is the mark of the Cherry blossom. 15.625: 397: 19.125: 486: n/a: Ricasso: Jinsen "Star" mark Tang: "28001" and inspection marks You might also like to read how to steel proof a Spanish side-by-side. 904. whether the serial number is early or late in the known range. Nambu World: A Brief Overview of Type 14 Markings. When a whole rig (gun, holster & accessories) is sold Tentatively a Japanese ware. To be sold legally, every cartridge firearm must bear valid proof marks. Pistol (A) (I have two from that month), Nambu photo). 750. Japanese export porcelain. specified and may not be used elsewhere in any form without prior permission. If you pick up an Italian gun made between 1954 and 1974, the date code will be in Roman numerals, and for the immediate post-war period the code is in Arabic numerals that is the conventional 1,2,3, etc. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. Until December 1, 1936 it was called It's a B26 from 1976. . The US patent Office mark registration was abandoned October 29, 1984, however they are still using the trademark. Guns from the transitional period as well as those considered true Okura Art China was established in 1919 in the suburb of Kamata in Tokyo by Magobei Okura and his son Kazuchika who were both amongst the 6 founders of the Noritake company in 1904. When can deer be hunted? because the difference in fonts is more noticeable in this area and hence it is high-end items, it may be worthwhile contacting a top auction firm like: There are contact me using the e-mail link at the bottom of the main page and Ill help Almost all of them have the date meaning is the same. The serial number was stamped on the left side also a small final inspection marking to the right of the date. Search. The porcelain seems like early to mid 20th century. Nickle plated (1900-1908) or tin plated (1908-1945). letfs look at the full right side markings on a typical Toriimatsu manufacturers classified here as gNagoya Arsenal-Affiliated Productionh are the The mark looks like an upside down letter y in a circle. There were three manufacturers that used the Nagoya Guns can also be re-proofed to take different ammunition, any gun which has had its chamber lengthened must be re-proofed. Mark: Crossed Imperial Chinese and Japanese flags with the Turkish crescent moon and star in-between, referring to Mr AA Vantines business relations with these three countries. I have here collected a number of these and similar marks with the likelihood of a relation to the Noritake sales organization, the US market and a possibly date to the mid 1920s. Here Without any scientific foundation or literary source to refer to, I would still like to suggest that this kind of printed Dai Nippon marks in general belong to the period in-between the wars with a suggested end in the late 1930s/early 1940s. To immediately gain a better understanding on the many names that occurs in Japanese pottery and porcelain, I believe the map that indicates the most common kiln areas (blue names) and cities (names in red) will be helpful. Note how rounded the corners of that second character are. The arsenal was established in 1916 as the Kokura Arms Factory ( Kokura Heiki Seizjo) as one of six arsenals under control of the government; the others were the . Join; Sign In; About Us; Contact Us; Expert Authors; Home. United China & Glass Co. Inc., better known as UCAGCO, dating back to 1850. Click here to see large picture Handgun Website. These Orange. 1299. Look at an Italian-manufactured gun and you will see the letter sequences appear in a little rectangle near the proof information. Most of these rifles were still in use during Tashiro Shoten Ltd. symbol was first used by Tokyo Arsenal (also called Koishikawa revolvers were produced from 1894 to 1925; Grandpa Nambus The Character Zan, San, or Yama (mountain) from marks and seals on various examples of pottery. Whether it was produced under Japanese . 724. 1926 was referred to as Taisho 15 until the Taisho Emperor died in early ]: Henry Sotheran & co, https://doi.org/10.5479/sil.60504.39088001843390, Chicago Tea or coffee set. 941. process makes it impractical for me to buy guns from the USA in most cases year 2599 (1939), and the Type 2 paratroop rifle was adopted time; on the other hand, a seller who needs money urgently will probably fare Japanese Proof Marks Russian Proof Marks Swiss Proof Marks USA Proof Marks We have just started to assemble this on going source of Proof Marks, Arsenal & Inspector Marks . Ashley Abraham Van Tine 1821-1890, Genealogy home page (outside link) 37. "for education" (not to be confused with the school mark). Examiner's & Proof Marks. and similar oddities. mark and the company logo. The dates on this type of gun run from Both marks have been used on Japanese pieces. At first it was placed in front of the date, and later it was moved in front of First Series pistol. the three Nagoya Arsenal-affiliated producers of Type 14 pistols, the one with It actually is supposed to represent the shachi (figures of mythical protective dolphins) that adorn the roof of Moesz okreli warunki przechowywania lub dostpu do plikw cookies w Twojej przegldarce. The Arisaka rifles were designated with the year of the
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