{"title":"Japanese Military \u0026 Naval Dirks","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese military, naval and official dirks and daggers of the Imperial period, including regulation and scarce specialist patterns. Entries will record pattern, fittings, blade construction, rank distinctions and provenance where known.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chosin-korean-occupation-dirk","title":"Japanese Chōsen (Korea) Administration Dirk – Imperial Period","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese Imperial-period official’s dirk, identified in the earlier Yamazakura catalogue as a Chōsen (Korea) administration example.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form is closely related to other Japanese civil and institutional dirks of the period. The earlier catalogue specifically noted the plain stippled treatment of the metal fittings as a distinguishing feature when compared with railway-service examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Chōsen\/Korean-administration identification is retained from the previous specialist catalogue record. No individual owner or service provenance is claimed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Previously catalogued as in good condition. Please study the photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32836400447563,"sku":"YAM-0036","price":1295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/C817248C-632D-424F-BFD8-929CDAAFB3D9.jpg?v=1611548748"},{"product_id":"naval-dirk-traditionally-forged-blade","title":"Japanese Naval Dirk with Traditionally Forged Blade and Oshigata","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese naval dirk containing a blade recorded in the earlier Yamazakura catalogue as traditionally forged, accompanied by an oshigata.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dirk is mounted with an unusual brown saya. The earlier catalogue noted that brown finishes are more commonly associated with land-service equipment, including Army use, and raised a possible comparison with Naval Special Landing Forces equipment. That observation is retained as a point for study rather than as evidence of service provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe traditionally forged blade and accompanying oshigata make this a particularly interesting example for a specialist collection of Japanese military swords and dirks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e The blade description follows the earlier Yamazakura catalogue record; no individual smith or service attribution is asserted here without further examination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please study the photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32836403363915,"sku":"YAM-0037","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/8C7B055B-71EE-4EE9-9B3C-8C00ADD566F7.jpg?v=1609069375"},{"product_id":"early-dirk-best-quality","title":"Early Japanese Imperial Navy Dirk – 1873 Pattern Type","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early Japanese Imperial Navy dirk, recorded in the previous Yamazakura catalogue as an early version of the 1873 naval pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe earlier catalogue further noted that this form is discussed by Fuller and Gregory in their reference work on Japanese military and civil swords and dirks as an early and scarce variant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDating and identification:\u003c\/strong\u003e The 1873 designation is used here as a pattern\/type identification. The classification and scarcity statement follow the earlier Yamazakura record and its cited reference; they should not be taken as an independently established manufacture date for this individual example.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA strong specialist object within the development of Japanese naval dress sidearms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please study the photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32836410179659,"sku":"YAM-0040","price":900.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/1D7651E9-DF1C-4CC2-B42D-3CA4D2D0F55E.jpg?v=1609069378"},{"product_id":"naval-dirk-1","title":"Imperial Japanese Navy Dirk, 1883 Pattern Type","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Imperial Japanese Navy dirk of the type traditionally catalogued as the 1883 pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA representative example of Japanese naval sidearms, retaining the characteristic fittings and overall form associated with this pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDating:\u003c\/strong\u003e “1883” refers to the pattern\/type identification in the earlier Yamazakura catalogue and should not be taken as the manufacture date of this individual dirk without further evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please study the photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32836411621451,"sku":"YAM-0041","price":600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/40748EBB-4B1D-49B6-B008-03043D14976D.jpg?v=1609069379"},{"product_id":"extremely-rare-flag-dagger","title":"Japanese Military Flag Dirk with Original Flag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unusual Japanese military flag dirk retaining its associated original flag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe earlier Yamazakura catalogue described this configuration as very rarely encountered and noted a related flag-sword form illustrated on the cover of a Jim Dawson reference work. That comparison is retained as catalogue history rather than used to claim a precise rarity ranking for this individual piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe survival of the flag together with the dirk is the principal feature of the ensemble and makes it a particularly distinctive military collecting object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Previously catalogued as good. Please study the photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32836445765707,"sku":"YAM-0043","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/BFAE8B71-8C5D-447A-A06C-28FCE84AA948.jpg?v=1609069381"},{"product_id":"naval-dirk-3","title":"Naval dirk","description":"A nice naval dirk","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32846458814539,"sku":"","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/0D2D45F5-8565-48DA-860A-04DC21E8BBED.jpg?v=1609069411"}],"url":"https:\/\/yamazakura.co.uk\/collections\/japanese-military-naval-dirks.oembed","provider":"Yamazakura","version":"1.0","type":"link"}