A collection of Japanese dirks

[Bruce Pennington]

Never seen that emblem before! What source do you have that shows this one? Just curious.

[ortos]

Here is a discussion on the Tsingtao parade saber resource
Need Help Identifying This Emblem - Colonial? - Military Swords of Japan - Nihonto Message Board

[Bruce Pennington]

Ha! Good link! Guess I learned something that I had learned before and forgotten! A mind is a terrible thing to waste.....

[ortos]

Another Taiwan General Government (Formosa) colonial dagger of Haninkan officials or army sergeants

[Bruce Pennington]

You've got quite an interesting collection!

[ortos]

Good day everyone! I want to show the main types of officer daggers of the Japanese Navy from the early versions to the end of the war from my collection.
The website 甲種三笠短剣・秀明、天照山作、短� �七種 Mikasa, Tenshōozan & Seven sorts of dirks shows six options + cadet. I included in the collection another seventh option with a celluloid handle from the end of the war (this option is found quite often).
Of course, this does not include rare versions of daggers before 1883, daggers made to order with minor modifications, etc.
Thank you. With respect to you!

[Bruce Pennington]

I'm surprised at the variation in sizes, though, it shouldn't surprise me! I had always assumed they were more uniform. But then, you normally only see 1 dirk at a time, which wouldn't give any comparison reference.

[ortos]

As it is, the early versions of the daggers had a greater variety of sizes than the post-1914 daggers.
This baby is particularly interesting, its length is only 30.5 cm, in contrast to the 42 cm of later specimens.

[ortos]

Good day everyone! Another interesting and rare Japanese dirk from my collection. This dirk of the highest official of the imperial court. An interesting menuki in the form of a 16-petal chrysanthemum with complementary intermediate petals - dzuroku-yaekiku. This coat of arms was used by the emperor, empress, heir, as well as the staff of the imperial court. This emblem is also found on the cockades of the Imperial Guard (only in the Meiji period, later the emblem was changed). The upper medallion of the scabbard shows a blossoming flower (peony), and the lower medallion shows a 5-7-5 kiri inflorescence. According to Fuller, the dirk is very rare.

[Drb1643]

Imperial Household dirk! Very nice acquisition!