Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Iron & Brass Leather Scabbard with Partial Hanger Category_Water Jacket Assembly It measures about 2 ¾

It measures about 2 ¾ inches deep

with a great lightly yellowed color to the silver eagle

and may have further markings on the left barrel facet such as J H

which definitely saw long active service

Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Iron & Brass Leather Scabbard with Partial Hanger Category_Water Jacket Assembly It measures about 2 ¾Original 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