Original WWII Japanese Army Officer "Island Made" P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Scabbard U.S. Air Force and it indexes and cycles

and it indexes and cycles properly when cocked

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The one piece walnut stock has a beautiful chestnut color

Blade length: 29 3/4”Overall length: 35 3/4”

This helmet is heat-lot stamped 387

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer "Island Made" P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Scabbard U.S. Air Force and it indexes and cyclesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, this is a very nice late war style "Island Made" Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. Late in the war, supplies from mainland Japan were often interrupted, and the Mainland itself also was dealing with material shortages and the effects of bombing raids. The armorers on the islands had to make due with what they had, often re purposing the blades from