Mark with Japanese Mark: 鈴木勝容 "Suzuki Katsuhiro" | #458372

鈴木勝容 "Suzuki Katsuhiro". This mark is from a kozuka, which is the hilt of a small, secondary knife. It was made by Katsuhiro, 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.