RARE WWII Chinese Army Officer Presentation Lion Head Dress Dagger
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:225399 |
This is ONE of one of the largest collections of rare Chinese daggers ever assembled. I'm honored to be allowed the opportunity to offer these to you for sale. All daggers are original, untouched and are as found, no fixing, no polishing, no repairing.
This particular piece, one of several hundred different pieces that will be listed in the upcoming months is a RARE dagger, probably one of one or one of very few in private hands. It is a fantastic "Presentati...on" dagger, in incredible condition and the only one of this type i've ever seen. The blade is the early style and pattern, 9 1/2" in length, clean, undamaged, no rust or pitting. The guard is great, had the original lock, the handle is shark skin, in remarkable condition, all wires wrapped tight, the panel has 4 characters on one side and 3 on the reverse side. The top of hte handle has a "Lion Head" on both sides and the pommel has a flower. Scabbard is also beautiful and has more writing on the drag on both sides as shown. It is bright, clean, dent, rust, damage free and this dagger is as equally rare as it is beautiful. Guaranteed original.