Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Japanese Edged Weapons 4 March 1945

4 March 1945

The left of the butt socket is clearly stamped with the original manufacturing information:

hence the "6-pounder" designation)

Nine hundred sixty-five women

They are in solid condition with a good working snap

Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Japanese Edged Weapons 4 March 1945Original Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very nice service used 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