Original WWII Last Ditch Japanese Army NCO Katana Sword with Leather Covered Scabbard Multi Nation Flags and vanadium

and vanadium

The blade shows quite a bit of wear to the finish

this one being #651

The floating compass mechanism functions properly

Beneath the planes are 35 bombs all of which are yellow except 3 are red

Original WWII Last Ditch Japanese Army NCO Katana Sword with Leather Covered Scabbard Multi Nation Flags and vanadiumOriginal Item: Only One Available. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McArthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage