Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Excellent Blade & Broken Leather Sword Knot - Matched Serial 113643 Fusee Spring & Cover They are a set

They are a set

The button attached style Unteroffiziere Schulterklappen (NCO shoulder straps) have olive green tops with a feldgrau wool underlayer

and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor

Original 35' curved steel blade marked faintly 'AMES MFG

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Excellent Blade & Broken Leather Sword Knot - Matched Serial 113643 Fusee Spring & Cover They are a setOriginal 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