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- Ad Type
- For Sale
- Price
- $700
- Manufacturer
- Other / Not Listed
- City
- Everett
- State
- Washington
- Zip Code
- 98208
Hello!
I am excited to join Northwest Firearms and even more excited to find an Owner that would Love nothing more than to own this fine, hard to find piece I am selling!
I acquired the knife at a Storage Auction about 5 years ago and have been looking for a place to sell it.
I have only found 2 like this after countless searches on the Web, and one was previously listed on here. It appears there were a few people interested but didn't get the opportunity to Own it.
So what I can tell you is that this knife is believed to date back to around 1925 and also priced by a reputable source on their website for $999.99. I have included info from the previous Member of Northwest Firearms to help determine as accurate of a date for the knife as follows:
Pieces that were made after 1891 were marked by the Origin of the Country they were made in. Once the McKinley Tariff Act was passed, pieces from Japan became marked "Nippon" which is the transliteration of the Japanese word "Japan". After 1915 the words "Made In" were added, and in 1921 U.S. Customs required the Origin be written in English so, the word "Nippon" now became "Japan". Items marked "Made in Occupied Japan" were made between February 1947 and April 1952.
This information leads us to believe that the TASHIRO CO Balisongs were made after 1921 and before 1947. Also they appear to be made in the same fashion as the German and Kabar models using one solid piece of brass that folded over with the Origin and Company's name inscribed on it.
I Have held onto this Knife long enough and hope to Sell it to a Collector/Hobbyist/Alike.
Thank You for looking.
I am excited to join Northwest Firearms and even more excited to find an Owner that would Love nothing more than to own this fine, hard to find piece I am selling!
I acquired the knife at a Storage Auction about 5 years ago and have been looking for a place to sell it.
I have only found 2 like this after countless searches on the Web, and one was previously listed on here. It appears there were a few people interested but didn't get the opportunity to Own it.
So what I can tell you is that this knife is believed to date back to around 1925 and also priced by a reputable source on their website for $999.99. I have included info from the previous Member of Northwest Firearms to help determine as accurate of a date for the knife as follows:
Pieces that were made after 1891 were marked by the Origin of the Country they were made in. Once the McKinley Tariff Act was passed, pieces from Japan became marked "Nippon" which is the transliteration of the Japanese word "Japan". After 1915 the words "Made In" were added, and in 1921 U.S. Customs required the Origin be written in English so, the word "Nippon" now became "Japan". Items marked "Made in Occupied Japan" were made between February 1947 and April 1952.
This information leads us to believe that the TASHIRO CO Balisongs were made after 1921 and before 1947. Also they appear to be made in the same fashion as the German and Kabar models using one solid piece of brass that folded over with the Origin and Company's name inscribed on it.
I Have held onto this Knife long enough and hope to Sell it to a Collector/Hobbyist/Alike.
Thank You for looking.
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