Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Snider Rifles & Bayonets It is maker marked and

It is maker marked and dated on the end with OTTO JÄHNKE / BERLIN / 1939

27th Infantry Regiment

[9] The Netherlands used an modified version

with a screw off brass barrel of just 2 1/4"

Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Snider Rifles & Bayonets It is maker marked andOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very nice 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 design, it is