Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by MICHIHIRO with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia so it is not legible

so it is not legible at all

Officer's sword from the 1812 War period

The 9th Infantry is one of the oldest regiments in the U

when he landed by sea at Paestum and fought in the Battle of Salerno against intense German opposition and ending in April 1945 in Germany for the fall of the Third Reich

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Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by MICHIHIRO with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia so it is not legibleOriginal 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