Original WWII Japanese Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Handmade Blade by YOSHIMUNE & Steel Scabbard 20th Century embossed and once gold plated

embossed and once gold plated

In the United States

entering underneath a canvas panel that is secured by the three lift-the-dot fasteners

die struck nickel alloy badge NSDAP membership badge with multi-colored enamel work

Unfortunately the major part of the Regiment was at the BATTLE OF SARATOGA SPRINGS in 1777 under the British General John Burgoyne and were forced to surrender

Original WWII Japanese Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Handmade Blade by YOSHIMUNE & Steel Scabbard 20th Century embossed and once gold platedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased from a recent private auction, this is a very nice wartime production high grade Japanese officer Katana in a 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) scabbard. The fittings for the blade itself definitely predate the WWII period, and the crossguard may be hundreds of years old. The blade tang is both signed by the maker, and is handmade in the traditional fashion. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon