Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Iron & Brass Leather Scabbard Japanese Air Force Caliber: 4 bore - approx

Caliber: 4 bore - approx 1

Unfortunately a magazine is not included but is available separately (BL3208)

The hardware is also in excellent condition for the age

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Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Iron & Brass Leather Scabbard Japanese Air Force Caliber: 4 bore - approxOriginal 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