Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard - Matched Number 98 French Holster in August 1945

in August 1945

crudely engraved with the minuteman's initials of C

427th Bombardment Squadron in WW2:

Colonel Metcalf and Aeck were in the first of the boats to arrive

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard - Matched Number 98 French Holster in August 1945Original Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently from a collector, this is a very nice wartime production Japanese Naval officer Katana in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. A ; Kai Gunt (, naval sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the WWII Period. This is a very nice example, complete with scabbard, and shows light to moderate use, with some wear to the blade edge. The blade is in very good condition,