Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by MASANORI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1944 Category_Martini-Henry Rifles It was widely used in

It was widely used in combat by the Freikorps Von Epp against the Spartacus League in Bavaria and by other Freikorps in Berlin

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Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by MASANORI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1944 Category_Martini-Henry Rifles It was widely used inOriginal 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 1944. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese