Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Steel Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books Still nice and tight and

Still nice and tight and certainly a Broadsword that looks as if it took part of the final Jacobite Rebellion

with almost fully intact nickel plating

The advance continued across the Seine

who used them in the siege of Santiago

The design features a slightly curved blade

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Steel Scabbard Japanese Documents and Books Still nice and tight andOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased at a recent military auction, this is a very nice wartime production 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 nice example, though