Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Service Used P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by NAGAMITSU with Scabbard - Dated 1944 MILITARIA because in the field

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Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Service Used P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by NAGAMITSU with Scabbard - Dated 1944 MILITARIA because in the fieldOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military show, this is a very nice service used condition late war style Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. It is in the standard 1944 pattern fittings, officially known as the (Rinji Seikishi) or "Special Contingency" version of the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These fittings, while often called the P 1944, were in fact designed in 1938, but didn't