Mark with Japanese mark: 堀江興慎 "Horie Okichika" | #433262

堀江興慎 "Horie Okichika". This mark comes from a "kozuka", the hilt of a secondary knife that is often paired with a Japanese sword, and was designed by Okichika. Okichika worked as a "soukenkinkou" in the Nara line of the Horie house. Soukenkinkou is the Japanese name for metalworkers who design accessories for bladed weapons.