Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMICHI - Dated 1945 MG 34 Accessories The 3rd Bombardment Group used

The 3rd Bombardment Group used its A-20s and B-25s with deadly effect in low-level attacks against Japanese ground targets and shipping

On 12 August it was pulled from the lines near Toul to prepare for the next offensive

By the time the United States entered World War II in December 1941

which featured a welded on comb and single piece shell

A near mint World War II Propaganda poster with a gripping image of a swas clad arm

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMICHI - Dated 1945 MG 34 Accessories The 3rd Bombardment Group usedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, this is a very nice late war style mid grade Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. It is in the standard 1944 pattern Shin Gunto setting, and is dated March 1945 on the blade tang. It also is signed by the smith who made it, KANEMICHI. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is ; a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years