Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEYOSHI - Dated 1944 MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly In very presentable condition being

In very presentable condition being fully polished so that the iron and brass are in their best light

War damage losses reduced the number of M1915s in the U

and not to be sold

while parts of the 1st and 2nd Battalions and the 121st Engineers were half a mile south of Vierville

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEYOSHI - Dated 1944 MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly In very presentable condition beingOriginal 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 Shin Gunto setting, and is dated December 1944 on the blade tang. It also is signed by the smith who made it, KANEYOSHI. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years