Japan, Empire. Two Award Documents Republic of The dagger and its scabbard

The dagger and its scabbard housed in its lightly soiled grayish-blue cotton protective sleeve

The blade’s reverse ricasso is maker marked with the stylized logo of “Carl Eickhorn of Solingen”

ball finials on the tips of the star points

ring marked “55” (J

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Japan, Empire. Two Award Documents Republic of The dagger and its scabbard1. An Order of the Golden Kite, V Class Award Document 1904, Boxed: printed in black, red, blue, green, silver and gold inks, on a thick off white paper stock, with lacquer added to the central [portion of the badge, with two large handwritten characters in black ink just below the Imperial Seal, illustrating the Imperial Seal of Japan in the centre along the top edge, the Order of the Golden Kite V Class award in the centre along the bottom edge in