Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by ISHIHARA MICHIHIRO with Steel Scabbard Category_Rear Sight Assembly and the gun exhibits traces

and the gun exhibits traces of case-hardening on the frame and much color on the barrel and other parts

was currently serving in Europe with the Quartermaster Corps

Original Item: Very Few Available

The grip is also covered in leather to match the scabbard

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by ISHIHARA MICHIHIRO with Steel Scabbard Category_Rear Sight Assembly and the gun exhibits tracesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is a very nice wartime production high grade Japanese officer Katana in the standard pre 1944 Shin Gunto setting. A Gunt (, military sword) is a Japanese sword produced for use by the Japanese army and navy after the end of the samurai era in 1868, when the Meiji Restoration occurred. This is a very nice example, and either saw very little use, or was never issued. The blade