Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Extra Long Katana Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard Russian Maxim 1910 and across the Rhine

and across the Rhine

and raised-out swas

The compass is approximately 4 inches square

making it simply the very best reproduction on the market today

Comes complete with the British brown leather

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Extra Long Katana Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard Russian Maxim 1910 and across the RhineOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased at a recent large military auction, this is a very nice 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. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years of 1935 and 1945. This is a very