Four Japanese Blades

Four Japanese Blades, c. 20th century, an Imperial Japanese naval dagger with gilt brass fittings, shagreen and wire wrapped grip, steel blade with a single fuller, a wooden scabbard with gilt brass fittings; a tanto wood grips and bone foliate designs, a steel blade, and a wooden scabbard with bone and metal bugs and foliate designs; a tanto with shagreen and tape wrapped grip, steel blade, and a wooden scabbard; and a hari-kiri knife with wooden grip, steel blade and wooden scabbard. Note: Attached to the hari-kiri knife is a note which states "Japanese hari-kiri knife from lower Yangtze River Valley front/From Lt. Jack Young/23 March 44."