Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Leather Scabbard & Replacement Grip Flowers Bayonets also known as The Red

also known as The Red Baron

though does show wear and staining from service

however was minimally manned and equipped

This scabbard is absolutely correct

Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Leather Scabbard & Replacement Grip Flowers Bayonets also known as The RedOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very nice lightly used 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