Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Shin-Gunto Katana Samurai Sword by MASUYASU with Aluminum Scabbard - dated 1944 Availability_Both and weighed over ten pounds

and weighed over ten pounds

Magazine not included

Just ONE only

but needs cleaning and may need fitting

the unit crossed the Rhine near Hitsdorf

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Shin-Gunto Katana Samurai Sword by MASUYASU with Aluminum Scabbard - dated 1944 Availability_Both and weighed over ten poundsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is an excellent condition Japanese Army Officer Shin Gunto katana with an aluminum army scabbard. We can tell that the blade is handmade and expertly crafted by a master sword maker due to a few tell tale characteristics that include: Single hole tang. Tang is signed by the maker, with 9 character "mei" Tang is dated December 1944 on the reverse side. Hole in the tang is