Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Iron & Brass Leather Scabbard with Partial Hanger Martini-Henry Rifle in August 1940

in August 1940

They have a full set of pockets regardless of which side is being worn on the outside

Year of Manufacture: circa 1858

with tons of research potential between them

is lined in cork

Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Iron & Brass Leather Scabbard with Partial Hanger Martini-Henry Rifle in August 1940Original Item: Only One Item Available. This is a nice example of an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Officers M1883 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. This example appears to be