Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Leather Scabbard NATION The helmet still has all

The helmet still has all three of the original hollow liner attachment rivets

and the false clip point edge was sharpened as well

the Japanese lost control of the Western Pacific

The standing oak leaves and acorns on the sides are crisply detailed and have good black backgrounds

as well as some light discoloration/staining to the white top

Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Leather Scabbard NATION The helmet still has allOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very 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. In design, it is