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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chief C, post: 190609, member: 3440&quot;]Ok, I logged on today to share an interesting find and research performed.&nbsp; I am a collector of militaria, so when I encountered this dagger&nbsp; I had to have it (plus it came at a really good price).&nbsp; I knew of no Japanese tri-blades so this came as a surprise. Here is what research uncovered:</p><p><br /></p><p>a. the enfield hallmarks on the scabbard dated it to 1830&#039;s and the dagger and it were a perfect fit, so it was British not Japanese.</p><p>b. But the Japanese writing ,,,, turns out it was a &quot;Mother Coin&quot;&nbsp; from the Edo Period 1603–1868 and a valuable coin 300 to 500 depending on source.</p><p>c. How did a Japanese coin get on a British dagger? Why would anyone ruin a valuable coin to make a peicemeal dagger?</p><p>d. I pondered this and finally have come to this conclusion (My opinion). The only reason someone would destroy a coin as such is because it was not valuable to them which dates this dagger to the early 1800&#039;s when someone elected to repurpose a British enfield dagger which by the way also has some value the scabbard alone is over 100 bucks into a home made dagger.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the question - did I convince anyone?&nbsp; Any opinions welcomed.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]53746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]53747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]53748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]53749[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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