Original Japanese WWII Naval Officers Dirk with Leather Scabbard Antique Gun Parts in its Carbine form

in its Carbine form

One wing is punched engraved Italy 1944 the other is punched engraved with the NSDAP spread wing eagle holding a circled swas

It looks like some where along the line someone attempted to cut an object with it

and really adds to the piece

eagle with shield and three arrows in talons) and (White background

Original Japanese WWII Naval Officers Dirk with Leather Scabbard Antique Gun Parts in its Carbine formOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very nice example of an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) 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 similar to