Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMUNE with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 German Artwork & Posters which are much more common

which are much more common

( HOLLIS & SHEATH )

"holy water" and the second we surmise was for “ground garlic" (these bottles have been recently filled for photographic purposes)

In the early 1990s

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMUNE with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 German Artwork & Posters which are much more commonOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is a very nice wartime production high grade 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. The blade tang is both signed by the maker as well as dated 1943. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese