Original Excellent WWII Japanese Army Civilian Shin-Gunto Katana by ISHIHARA KANENAO with Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly certificate of discharge

certificate of discharge

"going over the top" and charging across no man's land into a hail of enemy fire

so did the rain

which owned Lancet

Original Excellent WWII Japanese Army Civilian Shin-Gunto Katana by ISHIHARA KANENAO with Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly certificate of dischargeOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at an estate sale, this is a fantastic USGI Bring Back wartime production Japanese Katana in an Army Civilian Shin Gunt (, new military sword) setting. These type of fittings (koshirae) were for Civilian employees of the Imperial Japanese Army, and are a lot more variable than the usual Army Officer Type. They are much closer to traditional fittings, without the cherry blossom motifs seen on Officer