Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Handmade Katana by YOSHITSUGU with Sharkskin Scabbard Vietnam Durban Mounted Rifles and Transvaal

Durban Mounted Rifles and Transvaal Range rs did wear plates

and after WWII the popularity of the KA-BAR knives used in the military caused Union Cutlery to officially change its name to "KA-BAR

made it out

The fittings do show some oxidation and plating loss

Shortly after arrival at Laon a system of passes to Paris was started

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Handmade Katana by YOSHITSUGU with Sharkskin Scabbard Vietnam Durban Mounted Rifles and TransvaalOriginal 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 still has the