Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by KANEMICHI with Wooden Scabbard Price_$-050 - $200 The brass mounted

The brass mounted

- Binder of research with loads of copies of documentation

and he was in Camp Hale at that point

7    03/23/1944    Ahlen (#42)

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by KANEMICHI with Wooden Scabbard Price_$-050 - $200 The brass mountedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a large military auction, this is a very nice USGI Bring Back wartime production high grade handmade 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 signed by the maker, and appears to be handmade in the traditional fashion. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword)