Mark with Japanese Mark: 弘政　桃寿 "Hiromasa Touju" | #458346

Mark with Japanese Mark: 弘政　桃寿 "Hiromasa Touju" | #458346
弘政　桃寿 "Hiromasa Touju". This mark is from a kozuka, which is the hilt of a small, secondary knife. It was made by Hiromasa, who worked as a sword engraver (soukenkinkou) in Hitachi Province (present-day Ibaraki Prefecture). Soukenkinkou is the Japanese name for metalworkers who design accessories for bladed weapons.