Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Scabbard British Ordnance AC-42-9571

AC-42-9571

and there is some chipping right at the tip

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It comes in a very nice satin and velvet lined case measuring about 4 3/4" square

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Scabbard British Ordnance AC-42-9571Original Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, this is a very nice late war style mid grade Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. It is in the standard 1944 pattern fittings, offically 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