Little knife to identificate, please
 

This knife belongs to a friend of internet , he bought it sevaral years ago in a antique shop ,and now he ask me about information about knife, the scabbard seems ivory, maybe oriental? total length 15 cm.
thanks in advance
carlos

The knife is Japanese. Most likely a paper knife or a tourist item. Nicely carved saya (scabbard). I would suspect it is Meiji or Showa era. A nice piece.

Rich S
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Richard Stein, PhD

Japanese Sword Guide
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