Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard U.S. Grenades The "3C" has walnut grips

The "3C" has walnut grips

(British airborne forces also used the same system for the same reasons

but a marking of “B

on the right side of the frame

There is even some case hardening left on the ejector and barrel retaining latch

Original Japanese WWII M1883 Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard U.S. Grenades The "3C" has walnut gripsOriginal 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