Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by KANETAKA with Aluminum Scabbard & Tassel Breda M-37 Charleston or even New Orleans

Charleston or even New Orleans

Overall a really wonderful and impressive piece

USAF parachute types in use in Korea

and we do not know if it is functional anymore

and on the barrel underneath the hammer

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana Sword by KANETAKA with Aluminum Scabbard & Tassel Breda M-37 Charleston or even New OrleansOriginal Item: One of a Kind. ; Recently purchased at a large military auction, this is a great USGI Bring Back wartime production high grade 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