Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Leather Cover and Matching Serial Numbers Sharps Rifle serial number clearly visible on

serial number clearly visible on underside of the barrel reads 80999 as well as a matching number on the grip frame

The tang nut is solid nickel silver

This pistol is a solid example of a Belgian-made gun made under contract to Lafaucheux in France

The snaps are two sided

the standard material for flags of the period

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Leather Cover and Matching Serial Numbers Sharps Rifle serial number clearly visible onOriginal Item: Only One Available. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McCarthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage