Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by MASANORI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1944 DVD infantry lapel pins and 4

infantry lapel pins and 4 overseas service bars on left sleeve

The bayonet is in good condition

the Punjab was annexed to the East India Company's territories and Duleep Singh was deposed

made in July 1944

It is a fantastic camouflage design featuring the insignia of the famous 36th Infantry Division known as the Arrowhead Division

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by MASANORI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1944 DVD infantry lapel pins and 4Original Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is a very nice 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 both signed by the maker as well as dated 1944. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese