the only 2 explanations I've seen is it was family name, placed there upon surrender so that the victor would know the names of his vanquished enemies or...
...it's a prayer
unless you know someone proficient in Kanji then you probably wont find an answer to it. and also it's a sling swivel not a bayonet swivel.
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ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar.
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