Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Steel Scabbard Japanese Antique Guns The bayonet shows faded British

The bayonet shows faded British Acceptance markings and Egyptian numerals confirming service in Egypt as well

with attached throat microphones

while others such as this are marked WERNDL

which identifies it as woodland camouflage fragmentation body armor

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Steel Scabbard Japanese Antique Guns The bayonet shows faded BritishOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased at a recent military auction, this is a very nice wartime production Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These type of fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years of 1935 and 1945. This is a nice example, though