Original WWII Japanese Army Civilian Shin-Gunto Katana by KOJIMA KANEMICHI with Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard Cannons Flashlight Pistol

Flashlight Pistol

The obverse of the cross bears the date 1914 under the crowned W monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II

Only by looking at the reflection on the back of the holster can the marking be seen

but no major loss of wood

which was carefully heat-treated to harden it

Original WWII Japanese Army Civilian Shin-Gunto Katana by KOJIMA KANEMICHI with Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard Cannons Flashlight PistolOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at an estate sale, this is a lovely USGI Bring Back wartime production Japanese Katana in an Army Civilian Shin Gunt (, new military sword) setting. These type of fittings (koshirae) were for Civilian employees of the Imperial Japanese Army, and are a lot more variable than the usual Army Officer Type. They are much closer to traditional fittings, without the cherry blossom motifs seen on Officer