Original Japanese WWII Excellent Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Late Edo Period Handmade Blade and Leather Covered Wood Scabbard Spanish Militaria to suffer casualties and to

to suffer casualties and to be cited in general orders

We unfortunately do not know if this is an original WWII mounting

A general rule regarding Civil War imported Lorenz rifles is that Confederate-purchased examples were often retained in their original

The two wires are still present

Original Japanese WWII Excellent Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Late Edo Period Handmade Blade and Leather Covered Wood Scabbard Spanish Militaria to suffer casualties and toOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a military auction, this is an excellent condition USGI Bring Back wartime production high grade Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. We rarely see Type 98s in such good condition! This is how they are "supposed" to look, without wear removing the gilt accents and browned finish on the brass. There is just a bit of period wear, so it did see some service,