Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Polished Blade and Scabbard - Missing Throat Fitting Lee-Enfield (SMLE) EK believed that wood handles

EK believed that wood handles would resist rot better than leather

It currently is stuck on the pistol

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generally allowing it to intervene only in conflicts distant from the Cold War

like most things by the end of the Civil War technology had moved on

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Polished Blade and Scabbard - Missing Throat Fitting Lee-Enfield (SMLE) EK believed that wood handlesOriginal Item: Only One Available. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McArthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage