Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMORI with Steel Scabbard - Dated 1942 Russian Navy China Offensive

China Offensive

There is no maker marked

This helmet is stamped 624B which indicates the approximate manufacture date of August 1943

Strong rifling but evidence of pitting from shooting and not cleaning in a timely fashion

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMORI with Steel Scabbard - Dated 1942 Russian Navy China OffensiveOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is a very nice wartime production high grade Japanese officer Katana in the standard pre 1944 Shin Gunto setting and is dated November 1942 on the blade tang. A Gunt (, military sword) is a Japanese sword produced for use by the Japanese army and navy after the end of the samurai era in 1868, when the Meiji Restoration occurred. This is a very nice example, and either saw