Original Japanese WWII Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Beretta The bakelite is intact

The bakelite is intact

it is now a museum ship at the USS Midway Museum

The criteria for the medal are: "The Soldier's Medal is awarded to any person of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign nation who

Attached to that was a Small mortar bomb

It is nicely marked on the top cover: MKII BS 130966 SD

Original Japanese WWII Naval Officers Dirk with Brass Mounted Leather Scabbard Beretta The bakelite is intactOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very nice example of an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) 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. This example is textbook,