Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Katana Sword with Ancient 14th/15th Century Blade by NAMINOHIRA YASUMITSU - Included Research Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock with its area of allocation

with its area of allocation changed to New Jersey and Delaware

Featuring General Douglas MacArthur wading ashore at Leyte

side plate assembly with saddle bar and ring

3/16 thick

There are two serial numbers found on this gun

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Katana Sword with Ancient 14th/15th Century Blade by NAMINOHIRA YASUMITSU - Included Research Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock with its area of allocationOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Purchased directly from a private collection in the UK, this is a superb example of a Japanese WW2 Army Officer's Shin Gunto sword, with a family blade that we believe to be close to 600 years old. Included is the original capture tag, as well as pertinent research regarding the writing on both the signature and the tang of the blade. It was a common practice for swords to be passwed down for generations, particularly