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

is lined in cork

Navy Officer Submarine Warfare Insignia “Dolphins” in Gold: Enlisted Sailors and Naval Officers wear a fish uniform breast pin to indicate that they are qualified in submarines

Definitely some interesting markings worthy of further research

Year of Manufacture: circa 1858

an element of the 82d Division (later redesignated as the 82d Airborne Division)

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