T38 marking question

I have a Nagoya T38 that is in good shape. The wood has dings, but the barrel is fine and the markings are clear and not rubbed down (inspected with a watchmaker's exeglass). And yes, I have read the stickies and the linked information!
So I am absolutely as certain as I can be, without being literate in Japanese, that the Kanji to the left of the number is the symbol for "6" (looks like a little stick man) and not the symbol for Series 27 or any other series. Furthermore there is a figure 6 to the right of the Nagoya mark after the number.

Can anyone explain this?

Patrick

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Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick

So I am absolutely as certain as I can be, without being literate in Japanese, that the Kanji to the left of the number is the symbol for "6" (looks like a little stick man) and not the symbol for Series 27 or any other series. Furthermore there is a figure 6 to the right of the Nagoya mark after the number.

Can anyone explain this?

Patrick

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I think you are confusing the character for the number 6 and the character used to symbolize "series 6".

This is the number 6 https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...4/sixgif-1.jpg

This is the character used for "series 6" https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...04/s6gif-1.jpg

If the series character looks like a little stick man, it is probably series 27 https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...4/s27gif-1.jpg

The symbol to the right of the manufacturer marking is an inspection mark.