dankgus

Wow! You really did well getting that rust off! I am SO glad it has found a good home. Looking forward to hopefully seeing more photos.

The knife has been sold (pending payment, but I feel like it's a done deal). If anything changes I'll post back here. Thanks for all the interest! This seems like a great and very active community.

I hope this isn't a laughable proposition. Back in 2009 I posted a thread here about an interesting knife I have in my possession. It's not something I ever really had true interest in. I'm really hoping somebody here would like it and will appreciate it. See original thread here: http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/3718-can-you-tell-me-what-you-think-of-this-knife-special/?fromsearch=1 I reassembled the knife years ago, but the wooden peg was lost. One of the responses back in 09 said knives like this might sell for $250 - $400. If anybody is interested, I'd sell at $250. Feel free to make an offer, I will not be insulted. Condition is basically the same, let me know if you're interested and I'll send pictures taken today.

You made me laugh, by saying what you did you reminded me of the many times I have been annoyed by somebody saying something like "this knife was possibly used to defend the owner and his family from an attack by a rabid mountain lion while out picking berries." Do you get what I am saying? I mean, anybody can say things like "perhaps used to", "very likely", "possibly ejected from the wreckage as a kamikaze finished his final mission" and technically still not be lying or misrepresenting something. I would feel embarrassed if I described things in my life to be more than they really are. Anyway, I just thought it was funny. I really, really appreciate the input. Any more observations, please let me know, I am very interested and learning a lot from all of this. Thanks, --Dan

Sorry about that extended delay, as excited as I was yesterday about this knife I still managed to have more important things get in the way of taking more pictures. Here are the latest pictures taken this morning, let me know if I can be more specific in taking photos, I don't mind taking as many as necessary to discover new information about this piece. THANKS AGAIN! --Dan

Like I said earlier, I'm not really a Japanese sword/knife enthusiast, so I don't know all of the words you guys use to describe the components of this piece. However, later today after I take care of some errands I will take a few pictures of everything together. I have only the knife and wooden sheath, which at the moment has been disassembled by removal of the wooden peg so we could read the engraving in the handle. I'll leave it that way until I get the enough pics to satisfy everyone. I'll probably be back in 2-4 hours. I appreciate all of the input! Thanks, --Dan

I resisted pushing out the wooden pin to remove the blade for a couple years now even though everybody has always told me that is the way to learn more about the piece. Well, today I went ahead and did it and it went smoothly. Attached is a picture of the engraving hidden inside the handle. THANKS! --Dan

Let me start by saying I don't have much interest in Japanese swords or knives besides the ability to appreciate a fine piece of work. Because of this, I am posting here looking for info from you guys who are enthusiasts. Some time ago I acquired this unusual looking knife from a friend as part of a trade, I was pretty sure the knife was special and not just your ordinary flea market garbage. About the time I took possession of the knife I posted some pictures on the rec.knives newsgroup and was told it is likely a Japanese officers dirk or possibly a (quite rare) kamikaze dirk. Google rec.knives and dirk and you should see the thread it started. That was the first time I heard/read the word "dirk". I didn't get any solid information but the feedback seemed very positive. I am hoping somebody who reads this forum knows more about this interesting piece and can tell me a bit about it. Any assistance is greatly appreciated! Thanks, --Dan