Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana with Handmade Blade by KANENAMI & Scabbard German Air Force Luftwaffe As with its predecessor

As with its predecessor

It also bears regimental designation E

but the sweatband has the full manufacturer information:

threaded at both ends

We set fire to all other haystacks we passed to rout out any more that might be hiding

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana with Handmade Blade by KANENAMI & Scabbard German Air Force Luftwaffe As with its predecessorOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently from a private auction, this is a very nice wartime High Grade Japanese Naval officer Katana in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. A Kai Gunt (, naval sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the WWII Period. This is a very nice example, and features a traditionally made and maker signed blade, something we rarely see in Naval fittings. It does show some use