Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMUNE with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 Napoleonic with the expected degradation from

with the expected degradation from age

Expedition to Natchez Bayou August 30-September 2

The scabbard has a lovely brown aged color

Unfortunately

The steel hilt is fully worked with silver inlays of human forms and flowers on every possible surface

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMUNE with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 Napoleonic with the expected degradation fromOriginal 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 1943. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese