WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Shin-Gunto Katana Sword - Replica Vietnam and is really a quite

and is really a quite nice example

soldier in Vietnam with same knife

The bed roll was attached externally (see Sleeping Bag Straps)

it was by then the oldest of the Dreyse models being used still in production

Overall condition of the jacket is excellent and in a extra large size (44)

WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Shin-Gunto Katana Sword - Replica Vietnam and is really a quiteOriginal Replica 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