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Japanese WWII Naval Dirk -Sword -brought back by Army Dr. who treated GENERAL TOJO

Japanese WWII Naval Dirk -Sword -brought back by Army Dr. who treated GENERAL TOJO

 

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1 desirable Japanese WWII Naval dirk available. U.S. Army Medical Corps doctor R. Marvel Keagy brought it back with him when he returned from the War. This WWII Japanese Naval Officer’s dirk would make an important addition to any collection.

 

An interesting link an important historical event, Dr. Marvel Keagy said that he was one of the physicians that treated General Tojo during his recovery after Tojo had attempted suicide.

Dr. Keagy treated Tojo while stationed at the 43rd Field Hospital in Yokohama during the Occupation where Tojo was recovering.

An internet search confirms this fact:

 

Your information is historically accurate. Following his failed suicide attempt on September 11, 1945, General Hideki Tojo was rushed to the U.S. 43rd Field Hospital in Yokohama, Japan, to be nursed back to health so he could stand trial for war crimes.

While the commanding officer of the hospital was Major John W. Ashworth, Dr. Robert Marvel Keagy (1908–1990), a native physician from Altoona, Pennsylvania, served as a military doctor during World War II and was among the medical staff stationed at that specific field hospital who oversaw Tojo’s recovery.

 

You’ll notice by reading the gentleman’s notes (see photos) that he had some details incorrect. It seems to us that he assumed that Dr. Keagy was one of the Army doctors rushed to Tojo’s house to save his life when he wrote these notes about his conversation with Dr. Keagy. When we did research on the immediate emergency care of General Tojo at his home after he shot himself, we found that a Japanese doctor and three American Army doctors (not Dr. Keagy) treated him. Dr. Keagy instead treated Tojo at the 43rd Field Hospital in Yokohama—not during the immediate emergency life-saving treatment at his house.

We also noticed the common misunderstandings and rumors that GI’s had heard about kamikaze daggers. The mistaken understanding we noticed was that the silk cord on the tanto’s sword bag wasn’t used to hang the tanto from their necks. In the case of this tanto, we would say that the tanto’s sword bag was used just to protect it.

 

Dr. Keagy said that this tanto was given to him by a Japanese doctor who was also involved in caring for Tojo. Dr. Keagy added, “after ward, when conscious, Tojo was very rude and arrogant with all who attended him. Many U.S. Officers visited Tojo, but General Douglas MacArthur refused to visit or acknowledge him”.

 

This dirk has a surrender tag attached–rare for a Japanese naval dirk. The tag reads ‘Tsukuba Naval Air Station–turned into the Allies upon surrender by Sgt. Shiyji Uast‘. This is a very rare thing to have a surrender tag attached to a Japanese WWII naval dagger.

 

This fine Naval dagger has a premium sharkskin saya (scabbard). This dirk measures 13 3/8″ overall. The blade itself measures 8 3/8″. This dagger has a polished-on hamon.

The handle has a wire-wrapped genuine same/rayskin grip. The saya is covered in premium sharkskin.

 

CONDITION:

This Japanese WWII Naval Officer’s dirk is in exceptional condition. There are a couple of tiny spots of carbon staining on the blade. All fittings are nice and tight. The center wire of the handle wire is missing in spots. The locking mechanism functions perfectly.

This Imperial Japanese Navy Officer’s dirk would make an important addition to any Japanese sword or world militaria collection.

 

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