WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Shin-Gunto Katana Sword - Replica Vietnam T/Sgt Robert R

T/Sgt Robert R

it was by then the oldest of the Dreyse models being used still in production

Early dated Martinis Henry rifles have the "II" offset indicating that the second "I" was added once this modification was carried out

The sleeves are straight cut and non-adjustable

Eickhorn Solingen

WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Shin-Gunto Katana Sword - Replica Vietnam T/Sgt Robert ROriginal Replica 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