Rare Dirk

[lonely panet]

im not pushing this sale, and don't want to raise any unwanted comments on the item or the price, just wanted to post it.

 

A lovely looking dirk in a rare custom made navy dirk mounts. blades is so so, but I'm really more interested in the mounts 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BIG-WW2-KAI-GUNTO-NAVY-TANTO-DAGGER-15th-C-KOTO-BLADE-Japanese-Samurai-sword/272992346971?hash=item3f8f9ca35b:g:lokAAOSwldRaPDtt

[Kai-Gunto]

Thats not navy, but forestry.

 

Heres a rare large size navy dirk and a rare meiji-Taisho period dirk for compare.

[Stephen]

Still, love seeing older blades pressed into service. 

[lonely panet]

my mistake. it happens to us all

[Bruce Pennington]

Wonder why the forestry service needed armed soldiers running it?

[Kai-Gunto]

  On 12/22/2017 at 3:32 PM, Bruce Pennington said:

Wonder why the forestry service needed armed soldiers running it?

The dirk was a sign of authority and social status.

[Stephen]

Train conductor, City official, few others

All carried.

[Ontario_Archaeology]

Are the train conductor full swords, or just dirks?

Matt

[Stephen]

Thomas can tell you better than I ...i think dirks.

[Kai-Gunto]

  On 12/22/2017 at 8:33 PM, Ontario_Archaeology said:

Are the train conductor full swords, or just dirks?

Matt

only dirks.

[Ontario_Archaeology]

Thank-you for the answer. I assume the railway swords I've read about is for the army protecting the raiway opposed to the actual operators who have dirks.

 

Matt