Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by SUKEHISA with Sharkskin Scabbard French Field Equipment Just prior to Operation Torch

Just prior to Operation Torch

It entered service in 1943

The Following Items Are Included:World War I Era Items:- Imperial German WWI Prussian Iron Cross Second Class 1914: The basic design of the WWI crosses is a central cross patee struck from iron and mounted in a silver frame which has a raised crenulated decorative border

Platoon Leader of the Weapons Platoon

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Handmade Wakizashi Short Sword by SUKEHISA with Sharkskin Scabbard French Field Equipment Just prior to Operation TorchOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently from a military show, this is a very nice wartime High Grade Japanese Naval officer Wakizashi Short Sword 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, and features a traditionally made and maker signed blade, something we rarely see in Naval fittings. With a