Japanese Pre-WWII Police Officials Dagger
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $450.00

Original era manufacture. This is the first one of these we have ever offered, it being part of a large collection we have recently purchased, and frankly we really do not have too much information in our library regarding it. The physical description follows, overall length 17.75 inches, with a 12 inch chromed steel blade with a false temper line on each side. Simple S-curve brass guard with a matching material and patina, ferrule with lock mechanism, back strap and pommel cap. Polished steel steel scabbard with a double ring suspension band, having scattered areas of cleaned corrosion finish and staining to the scabbard surface. Fish skin grip with a five petaled cherry blossom on each side, with the grip bound with triple strand wire. The back strap is decorated with a floral scroll design and just below the pommel cap is an applied Police emblem. On the top of the pommel cap is an additional Police emblem but of a different design. The blade fits the scabbard as it should and the lock mechanism holds the blade securely in place.