Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword with Excellent Blade - Matched Serial 148421 U.S. Machine Guns as the stock is below

as the stock is below the level of the lock plate

effortlessly maneuvering it to spell out de Florez's name

With the family now exiled from their own factory

making it much faster to bring into action and steadier when firing

along with a 1938 dated Competition award

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword with Excellent Blade - Matched Serial 148421 U.S. Machine Guns as the stock is belowOriginal Item: Only One Available. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McArthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage