Original WWII Japanese Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Handmade Blade by YOSHIMUNE & Steel Scabbard Lock Assembly and an original wood butt

and an original wood butt stock (dated 1944) in good condition

(Campbell) Cain on graduation and was assigned to the Company M 2nd BN 310 Infantry 78th Division of Camp Butner

Markings vary: most are unmarked but some have Nepalese markings on the head

but from years of storage

5" blade and it measures 16" in overall length

Original WWII Japanese Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Handmade Blade by YOSHIMUNE & Steel Scabbard Lock Assembly and an original wood buttOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased from a recent private auction, this is a very nice wartime production high grade Japanese officer Katana in a 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) scabbard. The fittings for the blade itself definitely predate the WWII period, and the crossguard may be hundreds of years old. The blade tang is both signed by the maker, and is handmade in the traditional fashion. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon