Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KATSUNORI with Capture Tag - Dated 1945 U.S. Artwork & Posters heir to the principality of

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The Pommel and back strap of the hilt in the form of an Eagle with a molded five bar guard covered in foliate designs

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Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KATSUNORI with Capture Tag - Dated 1945 U.S. Artwork & Posters heir to the principality ofOriginal 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, officially 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