Original WWII Japanese RJT Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by ICHIHARA NAGAMITSU with Custom Unfinished Wood Scabbard colts and on a war memorial

and on a war memorial beside the church of St Peter & St Paul

Complaints by the Secretary of the Navy resulted in the Secretary of War ordering the German contract terminated in December 1919

Overall length: 11 ¾“

Truly amazing

Royle serial No 42188903

Original WWII Japanese RJT Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by ICHIHARA NAGAMITSU with Custom Unfinished Wood Scabbard colts and on a war memorialOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a large military auction, this is a great USGI Bring Back wartime production high grade Japanese officer Katana in the Rikugun Jumei Tosho fittings. These were a high grade of variation of the (Rinji Seikishi) or "Special Contingency" version of the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. They usually feature a textured lacquered scabbard, as well as a blade lock that has releases on both