Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana with 17th Century Double Fullered Blade by MASANORI & Wood Scabbard Other European Militaria The 319th Bomb Group worked

The 319th Bomb Group worked up on the A-26 in March 1945

Sergeant Frank Strumbel Jr ASN 37664347 of Cuyahoga County

This is a well-known maker that has been seen on other examples of this model bayonet

mostly straight example

The blade is also dated on the blade's spine 18 under a proof mark of a Crown over W

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana with 17th Century Double Fullered Blade by MASANORI & Wood Scabbard Other European Militaria The 319th Bomb Group workedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased from a private collector, this is a wonderfun USGI Bring Back Imperial Japanese Army Officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. 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 Type 98 pattern of fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The blade