Object: Japanese Imperial Navy officer's dirk of the regulation type conventionally described as the 1883 pattern.

A characteristic Japanese naval dress sidearm, suitable for a specialist collection of Imperial Japanese military and naval material.

Dating: The 1883 designation refers to the pattern or regulation type and does not establish that this individual dirk was manufactured in 1883.

No maker, individual officer or service provenance is asserted without supporting documentation.

Condition: Please study the photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.