Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by MASANORI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1944 DVD infantry lapel pins and 4

infantry lapel pins and 4 overseas service bars on left sleeve

and in generally very good condition

It is a fantastic camouflage design featuring the insignia of the famous 36th Infantry Division known as the Arrowhead Division

A new percussion cap would then be placed on the tube (what today would be called a nipple)

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by MASANORI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1944 DVD infantry lapel pins and 4Original Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is a very nice wartime production high grade 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 both signed by the maker as well as dated 1944. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese