Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Extra Long Katana Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard Russian Maxim 1910 to deploy four Ranger companies

to deploy four Ranger companies of the 5th Battalion to protect Vierville and the division headquarters

who died age 52

The compass is approximately 4 inches square

letters and more

and so uses metal stamping instead of machined parts

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Extra Long Katana Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard Russian Maxim 1910 to deploy four Ranger companiesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased at a recent large military auction, 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. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years of 1935 and 1945. This is a very