Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Leather Cover and Matching Serial Numbers ZB 26-ZB 30 Air Medal Ribbon with TWO

Air Medal Ribbon with TWO Oak Leaf Clusters Signifying MULTIPLE AWARDS

The first pattern of this bayonet had grooved wooden grips

A fine example of a hard to find bayonet

3 Mk II Magnification 8

the New York National Guard became the second state

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Leather Cover and Matching Serial Numbers ZB 26-ZB 30 Air Medal Ribbon with TWOOriginal 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 McCarthur 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