Having a discussion on another forum regarding a '36 pattern with gau stamped crossguard. I don't collect SS, never have, probably never will. That being said, i've never come accross an example as such, not in person, nor in my various readings (though none of SS blades).
What's the story with gau marked 36's? Why are the found almost exclusively on Type-1s? Are they ever found on M33's at all? What purpose did the gau mark serve? Is it plausable that they gau stamped crossguards were left over stock that manfucturers decided to incorporate into 36 pattern daggers for effiency?
Your answer is appreciated both by myself and another collector who own's a gau stamped M-36.
Thank you in advance friends,
Tom
