Mark with Japanese mark: 尾崎備次 "Ozaki Tomotsugu" | #433327

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