Original Japanese WWII Excellent Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Late Edo Period Handmade Blade and Leather Covered Wood Scabbard Category_Rear Sight Assembly The cover on this example

The cover on this example is intact and still slides

Recent discoveries of skeletons found in Bulgarian 13th century graves with stakes in their chests indicate that for hundreds of years people have held strong beliefs around their existence

There is no mount on the drag end of the scabbard as there would be on the officer version

There are unfortunately no records of the SS RZM listings

The Battle of Ia Drang was unusual in that U

Original Japanese WWII Excellent Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Late Edo Period Handmade Blade and Leather Covered Wood Scabbard Category_Rear Sight Assembly The cover on this exampleOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a military auction, this is an excellent condition USGI Bring Back wartime production high grade Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. We rarely see Type 98s in such good condition! This is how they are "supposed" to look, without wear removing the gilt accents and browned finish on the brass. There is just a bit of period wear, so it did see some service,