Original Imperial Japanese WWII Police Dagger Dirk with Rayskin Grip & Scabbard - Rare Russian Ordnance and by expenditures of ammunition

and by expenditures of ammunition by the American forces enormously exceeding the estimates based upon French and British experiences

a nice chestnut brown color from use and cleaning

The hinge screw can be removed without the aid of a turnscrew

She was involved in the Battle of Algeciras Bay in 1801

There is however some original unfaded bluing on the underside of the barrel assembly

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Police Dagger Dirk with Rayskin Grip & Scabbard - Rare Russian Ordnance and by expenditures of ammunitionOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very scarce Style 1 Japanese dirk from the World War II period, the first we have ever offered. This is a Japanese police (sergeants) dirk, circa 1900 1945. This example has a lovely wire wrapped rayskin grip and an original scabbard with working scabbard lock. The backstrap of the hilt bears a lovely police flower emblem. The dirk bears a 12 blade and is 16 overall. The blade has been covered in cosmoline