Original WWII Japanese Shin-Gunto Katana with 18th C. Handmade Fullered Blade & Leather Covered Wood Scabbard Japanese Military Maps Aside from the leather having

Aside from the leather having shrunk and dried out

as well as the name and likeness of the Aircraft Carrier

with parts supplied from Enfield

so very few of these flags remained at the end of the war and most known examples were taken directly removed from tanks by USGIs in the field

Some of those ended up in the hands of units like the 26th Louisiana Infantry

Original WWII Japanese Shin-Gunto Katana with 18th C. Handmade Fullered Blade & Leather Covered Wood Scabbard Japanese Military Maps Aside from the leather havingOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a large military auction, this is a great USGI Bring Back Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These type of fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The blade tang is in very good shape, and was handmade in the traditional fashion. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial