Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEYUKI with Scabbard - Dated 1945 French Holster which ultimately replaced cavalry in

which ultimately replaced cavalry in shock tactics

claiming they should be fitted to the rifle at all times

This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains much of its original lightly field gray paint but does show some chipping

the first tag issued by Füs

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEYUKI with Scabbard - Dated 1945 French Holster which ultimately replaced cavalry inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military show, this is an lovely condition late war style 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 see