Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by OKUMURA KANEMITSU with Scabbard & Tassel Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts and would do the fitting

and would do the fitting themselves

It is a nice example of the basic grade of percussion fowling piece

DAVIDGE GOULD's personal items contained for clothes

in Menden/Iserlohn was selected as the sole manufacturer of "Artikel 17

In 1839 he retired with ill health and died in 1843

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by OKUMURA KANEMITSU with Scabbard & Tassel Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts and would do the fittingOriginal 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