Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword by Suya Sho Ten with Scabbard - Serial 81363 Receiver There are approximately 67 pictures

There are approximately 67 pictures featured in this leatherbound album

only practical for troops on sentry duty and machine gunners operating in static positions and was designed to be used together with the armored brow plate that hooked on to the steel helmet

Other blades by this smith could have a slightly longer MEI

a single-seat

with shortened number 067 on the worm gear and some other components

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword by Suya Sho Ten with Scabbard - Serial 81363 Receiver There are approximately 67 picturesOriginal 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 McArthur 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 percentage