Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard - Handmade Blade Snider Rifle The round and the bolt

The round and the bolt action single shot rifle that accompanied it were adopted by the Imperial Russian Army in the late 1860s

It had a simple stirrup hilt

Serial Number: 103269

M/55 and M/57 needle-ignition carbines featured the re-adoption of the shortened bolt

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Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard - Handmade Blade Snider Rifle The round and the boltOriginal Item: Only One Available. Acquired directly from a collector, this is an excellent condition rare 1937 Pattern Kai Gunto Naval Officer katana, with an even rarer handmade blade. This particular example has the higher grade 1937 Pattern fittings with the sharkskin wrapped scabbard, indicating this may have been made for a front line naval officers. This fact makes finding them difficult, as often they would be lost with the ship the officer