Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by NOBUMITSU - Dated 1945 U.S. Grenades probably with a zinc alloy

probably with a zinc alloy base metal

it will be over 100 years old

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery

The B-24 underwent numerous design revisions and construction modifications during the course of the war

as scabbard as issued only had allowance for a 1 inch wide belt

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by NOBUMITSU - Dated 1945 U.S. Grenades probably with a zinc alloyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, this is a very nice late war style mid grade Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. It is in the standard 1944 pattern fittings, officallly known as the (Rinji Seikishi) or "Special Contingency" version of the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These fittings, while often called the P 1944, were in fact designed in 1938, but didn't really