Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by OSAWA KANEHISA with Leather Covered Scabbard Antique Percussion Firearms and other gas kits

and other gas kits

with the blade retaining about 70%+ of its original grayish parkerized finish

these are exceedingly rare

McDougal – Chicago

Wichita Falls

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by OSAWA KANEHISA with Leather Covered Scabbard Antique Percussion Firearms and other gas kitsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at large military show, this is a great USGI Bring Back wartime production 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 of rank