Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Aluminum Handle NCO Katana - Matching Number 40961 40mm BOFORS measuring about 5 1/2 inches

measuring about 5 1/2 inches tall and 2 3/4 inches across at the widest point

orange and yellow tape and USN/USMC Aviator wings to front

Another is that it was the only AEF division to be composed of Army

and fire the grenade by means of a lanyard pull

and was fired—not by percussion or even by electricity—with a ‘quill’ or friction tube

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Aluminum Handle NCO Katana - Matching Number 40961 40mm BOFORS measuring about 5 1/2 inchesOriginal 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