Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword signed KINMICHI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1944 British Awards Medals Badges Insignia The new buttstock became ten

The new buttstock became ten times stronger than the original due to advances in polymer technology since the early 1960s

and the quantity delivered was not sufficient to re-equip all divisions

the brass furniture was greatly reduced in size

showing a little wear around the top

This caused highly scattered drops and units were widely dispersed across the battlefront

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword signed KINMICHI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1944 British Awards Medals Badges Insignia The new buttstock became tenOriginal 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