Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Sword with Sharkskin Scabbard - Matched Number 57 DP-28 LMG perhaps the owner was wounded

perhaps the owner was wounded and discharged from duty in 1917

getting shot down in enemy waters

the B-24 came under attack from JG 1's Messerschmitt Bf 109s

IMA has found a lost case of these exceptionally scarce 100 drum magazines issued in WW2 for use with the Bren Light Machine Gun

one door hinge has come loose of the box frame

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Sword with Sharkskin Scabbard - Matched Number 57 DP-28 LMG perhaps the owner was woundedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently from a private auction, this is a very nice wartime High Grade Japanese Naval officer Katana in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. A Kai Gunt (, naval sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the WWII Period. This is a great example, complete with a desirable sharkskin covered scabbard, and shows little sign of use. The blade is in excellent condition, with