Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Handmade Katana by ISHIHARA KANENAO with Rare Ray Skin Covered Scabbard and Tassel German Army Heer with serial number 4723 stamped

with serial number 4723 stamped in many areas on the carbine

It is also stamped with lot number 48 under the rear skirt

but it still has the original address information on the outside

There is also an area of rust that has been ground out long ago

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Handmade Katana by ISHIHARA KANENAO with Rare Ray Skin Covered Scabbard and Tassel German Army Heer with serial number 4723 stampedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military show, this is a very nice service used high grade Japanese Naval officer Katana in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. It comes with a very rare and desirable Sa Me (Stingray) Shagreen covered scabbard. We sometimes see these with sharkskin, but Ray Skin is far more rare, as well as being much more difficult to execute due to being much harder to bend. Like sharkskin, it was