Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by ISHIHARA MICHIHIRO with Steel Scabbard U.S. Antique Guns the XM-25 is a semi-automatic

the XM-25 is a semi-automatic

it is most probably a family heirloom having had the plaque installed as a tribute to Captain Darby who ended up an ADMIRAL OF BLUE in 1819

but today probably best as a decorative wall hanger

These bayonets were originally longer

A very hard pistol to find and ready to display

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by ISHIHARA MICHIHIRO with Steel Scabbard U.S. Antique Guns the XM-25 is a semi-automaticOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is a very nice wartime production high grade Japanese officer Katana in the standard pre 1944 Shin Gunto setting. A Gunt (, military sword) is a Japanese sword produced for use by the Japanese army and navy after the end of the samurai era in 1868, when the Meiji Restoration occurred. This is a very nice example, and either saw very little use, or was never issued. The blade