Original Late WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana with Matching Scabbard - No. 203306 Spanish Ordnance Wear and abrasion on the

Wear and abrasion on the leather chinstrap

Ronald’s son – George’s nephew – still lives in north London

Activated in early 1942 in Idaho as a long-range B-24 Liberator bombardment squadron under Second Air Force

Tad arrived with F Company

Original Late WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana with Matching Scabbard - No. 203306 Spanish Ordnance Wear and abrasion on theOriginal 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