Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Steel Scabbard - Kokura Arsenal Marked Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets "S" Side plate

"S" Side plate

A wonderful piece of U

"D-Day" Sanders - Cheraw

early brass sea service mounts of flat nailed butt plate

There are some small bits of oxidation in places

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Steel Scabbard - Kokura Arsenal Marked Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets "S" Side plateOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently from a private collector, this is a very nice 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. 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 nice example,