Mark with Japanese Mark: 額川保則 "Nukagawa Yasunori" | #458385

額川保則 "Nukagawa Yasunori". This mark is from a fuchi and was made by Yasunori, 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. A fuchi is a ferrule that is placed between the tsuba and a sword's hilt.