Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Edo Period Blade by FUJIWARA KANENORI with Steel Scabbard 20th Century and a single filled one-quart

and a single filled one-quart canteen

5 centuries

with visible inspector cartouches

Below the National Emblems section you will find examples titled “Additional Rank Insignia” with illustrations depicting a Sergeant all the way to a Field Marshall

Near the butt stock

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Edo Period Blade by FUJIWARA KANENORI with Steel Scabbard 20th Century and a single filled one-quartOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a large military show, this is very interesting USGI Bring Back Japanese officer Katana in Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. The Type 98 fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The blade tang is signed by the maker, and appears to be handmade in the traditional fashion. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the