Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana with Handmade Blade by KANENAMI & Scabbard German Air Force Luftwaffe As with its predecessor

As with its predecessor

The marking under the barrel unfortunately is obscured by rust

with all of the subminiature vacuum tubes still in place

the closing snap has long since broken

threaded at both ends

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana with Handmade Blade by KANENAMI & Scabbard German Air Force Luftwaffe As with its predecessorOriginal 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 very nice example, and features a traditionally made and maker signed blade, something we rarely see in Naval fittings. It does show some use