Japanese dagger

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Guys, I have very limited knowledge of Japanese edged weapons. This one has come into work and I wanted to share it with you. I like it and the quality is good. The photos will enlarge nicely if you double click on them.

Any info gratefully accepted.

Cheers, Ade.

[Alan M]

Hi Ade , thanks for showing this beautiful dirk . It is an 1883 pattern Imperial Japanese Naval Officers dirk . It has a standard leather cover on the scabbard ( some of these examples are upgraded to sharkskin ) . It has a slight separation of the "same" ( the ray skin covering on the handle ) on the seam , however this is normal to see a little shrinkage with these after all this time , also it is good to see the wire wrapping in good order ! All the fittings are in place and it shows a fabulous even patina which i love to see , a super example .

[Adrian Stevenson]

Great, thanks Al.

I suspected Navy, but did not want to show my ignorance and put it in public

Cheers, Ade.

[Gunto]

Looks to have stamp on crossguard , a sakura with anchor. Toyokawa arsenal.

[maximus71]

Vey nice Ade, I just got one of these a few weeks ago, you can find a few of them on ebay, prices vary depending on condition and style.

[AZPhil]

Ade if you don't mind me asking. What do you do for a living where all these great items just seem to walk in the door??
It must be a fabulous job!!!!

Great looking Dirk!
Semper Fi
Phil

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Phil, my main job is my own gardening business. But since January I now work a few days a month for Hanson's Auctioneers. Charles Hanson, the owner, is well known here on BBC TV. He is great chap, very nice and genuine.

It is a dream job. Getting paid for looking at militaria. Just costing me a fortune, as I end up bidding on stuff lol.

Here is my page:

militaria, antique medals, militaria valuations, militaria auctioneers, midlands auctioneers, ethnographica, military history

Cheers, Ade.

[RussM]

Beautiful dagger Ade - I'm looking for one just like it!

Regards

Russ