Original Excellent WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword with Scabbard - Matched Serial 200797 MILITARIA parades and may

parades and may

and commissioned under the command of Kapitänleutnant Hans Fiedler on 7 October 1943

as are the two buttons at the end of each sleeve and the buttons for the waist pockets

With the marking on the blade

Original Excellent WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword with Scabbard - Matched Serial 200797 MILITARIA parades and mayOriginal Item: Only One Available. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McArthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage