Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana by MIHARA MASAMORI - Documented Gift to Admiral William Furlong by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Brunswick Parts and does show wear and

and does show wear and deterioration

the gunner accessed the firing chamber by releasing a latch and raising the cover to a position perpendicular to the gun but this was not possible in the ball turret

though repeated cleaning has dulled the finish somewhat

next to what look to be some scratched in initials that we cannot read

the force encountered large parties of Zulus

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana by MIHARA MASAMORI - Documented Gift to Admiral William Furlong by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Brunswick Parts and does show wear andOriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is an unprecedented, once in a lifetime offering: a Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai Gunto Katana and U. S. Navy Sword belt, sent as birthday gifts by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz to Admiral William Rea Furlong, Commander of Minecraft, Battle Force at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from February to December 1941. Furlong was present during the attack on December 7, 1941, serving aboard his flagship, the minelayer USS Oglala,