Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Leather Scabbard NATION The back of the sheath

The back of the sheath reads FURY

as well as some light discoloration/staining to the white top

The shell is marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZC 216

This sample is flame cut to BATF specifications and offered in incredible condition bearing original matched serial numbers on the receiver and trigger group

the Japanese lost control of the Western Pacific

Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Leather Scabbard NATION The back of the sheathOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very 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. In design, it is