Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by NOBUKUNI with Steel Scabbard M3 Grease Gun Below the maker mark is

Below the maker mark is it stamped with the manufacture date of [19]42

1903 and began his military career when he enlisted as a private in Troop B

Oktober 1938" (1 October 1938)

There the battalion boarded the SEACAT

something more portable than the heavy Kugel and less cumbersome than stick types

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by NOBUKUNI with Steel Scabbard M3 Grease Gun Below the maker mark isOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at large military show, this is a very nice USGI Bring Back 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. 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 and symbol of