Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Leather Cover and Matching Serial Numbers ZB 26-ZB 30 To accomplish such a task

To accomplish such a task

The throat is the thicker style and is held in place by a double obverse head screws (one missing)

as shown in the photographs

The first pattern of this bayonet had grooved wooden grips

The obvious market was Central or South America

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Leather Cover and Matching Serial Numbers ZB 26-ZB 30 To accomplish such a taskOriginal 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