Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by HIBINO KINMICHI with Steel Scabbard German Artwork & Posters It was introduced in 1933

It was introduced in 1933 as a modern replacement for the previous WWI legacy field telephones the last of the series being the feldfern-sprecher 26 (1926)

The musicians Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger both sported Johnson fedoras

Height: 9”

the front is labeled Sheet C

or German air force paratrooper knife (FJM or FKm)

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by HIBINO KINMICHI with Steel Scabbard German Artwork & Posters It was introduced in 1933Original Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at an estate sale, this is a great USGI Bring Back wartime production high grade Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These type of fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The blade tang is signed by the maker, and appears to be handmade in the traditional fashion. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol