Pair Of Miniature Folding Stiletto Fishtail Knives, Japan. Interesting mini Japanese knives with cross guards top bolsters and clip point blades. The knife with the bail is marked JAPAN on the front tang, the other is marked STAINLESS over JAPAN on the front tang. I believe made in the early 50's-60's.

The one with the bail has plastic scales which I think is supposed to be imitation mother of pearl. It has brass liners and bail. I believe the bolsters are steel. The other one has a steel handle with no scales. They are well made knives and I rarely see knives this size from Japan available. These are both under 4 inches total length, most similar style mini stieletto from Japan are 5.5 inches. Here’s a couple very nice mini's to add to your collection!

- I don't know if the knives were used however both show signs of poor storage and handling over the years. The one with the bail has patina, scuffs and scratches on the blade, bolsters, liners and spine. The other knife has some light patina on the handle and the blade has been poorly sharpened. I don’t see any other condition issues. See the pictures as they represent the condition accurately.

- The blades open and close smoothly with good snap. 

- Approximately 3.5 inch total length, approximately 1.25 inch blade. 

- Knives only.

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SHIPPING: I normally ship using USPS Ground Advantage in a box. I sometimes use USPS Priority for heavier or expensive knives. On orders over $400 I ship with signature required at delivery. NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING without contacting me first please!

WANT LIST: I do my best to maintain an inventory of interesting, unique and hard to find knives. I'm always looking for single pieces and collections. My current switchblade focus includes Miniature & Keychain, Vintage Imports from Spain, France & Japan, RPK's, Rizzuto's, older Microtechs and some other 90's-2000's American Switchblades and I'm starting to get into pre-ban American switchblades. I also like interesting miniature knives and arms, 1980's Import Balisongs and older Great Eastern Cutlery folders. 

ABOUT: I'm an US Army Veteran that became a big pocket knife user while I was on active duty in Panama. Back then my goto was always a Spyderco since I grew up in Colorado. In 2010 I started collecting knives and in 2021 I decided to go all in and became a dealer. I love the gig however it's a lot of work for a one man show. I spend my days buying, selling and sometimes trading knives. I also travel to knife and gun shows regularly, walking up and down aisle's looking for cool stuff to offer to my customers and the online world. 

I've met a lot of great people along my dealer journey. I've also realised there's a lot of sharks out there in the knife world. The honest ones are fine, it's the dishonest ones that suck. I've been ripped of and scammed many more times as a dealer than I ever was as a collector. I guess it's a volume deal. I'm buying and selling way more knives than I ever did as a collector. 

In my listings I always do my best to give accurate information about the knives I'm selling including what it is and the condition. I take lots of pictures showing as much of the knives as possible and offer video's for all the switchblades and some of the other knives I list. I research sale prices and other available information on all my knives. I also have a great network of other dealers and collectors to get information and opinions from. All that said, I still make mistakes so please let me know if something I say is innacurate or misleading. 

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