Original WWII Japanese Army Officer "Island Made" P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Scabbard U.S. Air Force With replicated WWII Makers Marking

With replicated WWII Makers Marking and dates

Blade length: 29 3/4”Overall length: 35 3/4”

Designed to do terrible damage upon any enemy these swords were in wide use all over India from the very late 17th Century up until the end of the reign of Queen Victoria in 1901

indicating inspection by the legendary Erskine S

This helmet is heat-lot stamped 387

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer "Island Made" P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Scabbard U.S. Air Force With replicated WWII Makers MarkingOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, this is a very nice late war style "Island Made" Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. Late in the war, supplies from mainland Japan were often interrupted, and the Mainland itself also was dealing with material shortages and the effects of bombing raids. The armorers on the islands had to make due with what they had, often re purposing the blades from