Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Steel Scabbard - Handmade Blade Display Guns & Parts Sets Hans Lody participated in the

Hans Lody participated in the German attack (Operation Zitronella) on the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen

slightly curved 'T' profiled blade bearing a Chilean coat of arms and maker's poincons

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Kennedy won Battle E's for 1983

The chin strap for the liner is almost completely missing below the square chin strap bales

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Steel Scabbard - Handmade Blade Display Guns & Parts Sets Hans Lody participated in theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is a very nice wartime production 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 a very nice example, and shows only mild use, without much damage or wear. The blade is handmade and was