Japanese Knife??

[Jethro82]

I need help identifying this knife. I just got this knife from my dad who got it from his dad. My dad said that my grandpa told him it was a Japanese knife from a Japanese soldier. My grandpa was in the Navy during WW2. I tried doing a google search with a picture of the knife. No luck. There is no visible identification marks a can see. The sheath is wood. Any help with identification is much appreciated.

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[VinnieBoomBah]

Looks more like a Filipino knife to me

Filipino WWII Fighting Knife

www.riverjunction.com

More info here

TALIBON FIGHTING KNIFE - Google Search

https://www.reddit.com/r/knives/comments/mhs6ql

 

[jbett98]

 

[Longwalkhome]

Looks like a Philipene parang.

pictures of knives made in philippines 802853539793937 - Bing

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[TTSX]

I mean, that could have been hammered out by any one of the millions of people in Japan in their "garage" or whatever the equivalent was back then. So some dude made a knife and your grandpa shot him.

 

[Yarome]

I would say it looks like a philippine barong. It might still make sense though since the Japanese occupied the Phillipines from what? 41'-45'-ish?

Possibly "liberated" from a Filippino by a Japanese soldier and subsequently "re-liberated' from his care?

 

[Jethro82]

Thank you. I plan to find a place that can clean it up and hopefully fix the crack in the blade.