Original WWII Japanese Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with 18th Century Blade by HIDEKUNI & Field Grade Officer Tassel MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly but definitely deteriorated

but definitely deteriorated

first fielded during the Vietnam War and still current today

The text/photo pages are tight and clean with no marks

The blade is marked 864 on one side

This winter helmet is made of gray leather

Original WWII Japanese Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with 18th Century Blade by HIDEKUNI & Field Grade Officer Tassel MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly but definitely deterioratedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased from a private collector, this is a very nice USGI Bring Back high grade Japanese officer Katana in the Type 94 Shin Gunto ( kyyon shiki gunt) setting. 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 the earlier pattern used, with more ornate and complicated aspects compared to the later type 98 fittings.