Object: Signed Japanese military-period personal dagger, catalogued previously as a kaiken.

The earlier Yamazakura description associated this type of small personal dagger with Japanese naval personnel and noted a comparable example illustrated in Richard Fuller’s reference work on Japanese military and civil swords and dirks.

Important catalogue note: The former listing specifically connected this example with kamikaze pilots and kaiten personnel. That individual-use claim is not repeated here as established provenance because no supporting documentation is recorded in the current catalogue entry. The object is therefore described conservatively on its observable and previously recorded characteristics.

Signature: Recorded as signed in the earlier catalogue. Further transcription and verification would strengthen the listing.

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