Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana by HORIKAWA KUNIHIRO - 400 Year Old Blade Scottish Militaria With a front seam and

With a front seam and swivel bales

which snapped the grip pegs (mekugi) and also bent the habaki and end of the blade edge

and has patent information on the top of it

MiG-17 shot down 11 and MiG-19 shot down 12 enemy aircraft)

This blade is marked on the reverse ricasso with CARL EICKHORN / SOLINGEN in double circles around their trademark "Squirrel" logo over CE

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana by HORIKAWA KUNIHIRO - 400 Year Old Blade Scottish Militaria With a front seam andOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at large military show, this is a fantastic USGI Bring Back wartime production 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. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years of 1935 and 1945. The blade tang is