Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Swedish Militaria and a lovely patina on

and a lovely patina on the handle

and the shape is almost perfectly straight

This nice example with complete liner but missing chinstrap that has original period colored camouflage textured paint in red

It is a “single button” design with cotton lined interior

Some have original labels reading: CONTRACTS: NXss26131 - 23615 - 16463 - 22036

Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Swedish Militaria and a lovely patina onOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very nice example of an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Model 1883 Officers 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