Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by MASANORI - Dated 1944 German Badges & Signs Constructed of durable water-repellent cotton

Constructed of durable water-repellent cotton canvas with strong stitching

strafing destroyers and getting two hits on a cruiser

though they are missing most of the original paint and are a bit loose

This bayonet is of the earliest design

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by MASANORI - Dated 1944 German Badges & Signs Constructed of durable water-repellent cottonOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, this is a very nice late war style mid grade Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. It is in the standard 1944 pattern fittings, offically known as the (Rinji Seikishi) or "Special Contingency" version of the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These fittings, while often called the P 1944, were in fact designed in 1938, but didn't really see