Know anything about these?

have not seen before

 

Found one for sale but seller cannot authenticate.

second pic is detail of kanji on handle

 

thanks,  zk

 

Not Japanese, but still rare Australian fighting knife WW2, don’t know about Japanese kanji will be interesting to know what the translation will say

THANKS ON THAT INFO.

 

CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WITH ANY LINK TO MORE INFO?

 

THANKS, 

 

Z

This was sold a couple of years ago

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT!

 

Z

Here’s some pages from 

back cover of the book.

glad to help.

cheers 

Tony

My thoughts it was captured by a Japanese soldier at one time. Great knife. 

Japanese male's name.