Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Category_MG 34 Mounts fully marked and dated 1918

fully marked and dated 1918

it uses the DHIATENSOR key system that is easier and faster to type with than the QWERTY system in use today

a spot or two and still vibrant colors

The barrel is marked as well

certainly a local Japanese artist paid by U

Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Category_MG 34 Mounts fully marked and dated 1918Original Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very nice example of an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Model 1883 Officers Dress Parade Dirk, complete with its brass mounted leather scabbard. As with Naval Dirks in Europe, they were given to officers when they were first commissioned, and were not intended to be any type of functional weapon. They began to be issued starting in the 1880s, and their use continued until the end of WWII. In design, it is