Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMUNE with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 German Artwork & Posters The eyepiece adjusts and the

The eyepiece adjusts and the circular bracket around the scopes brass body has adjustment screws to zero in on the target

swd is the maker code for MAGET - Maschinen und Geraetetbau GmbH

which are much more common

like the Springfield model 1880

These men were captured and later beheaded at Kwajalein

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMUNE with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 German Artwork & Posters The eyepiece adjusts and theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is a very nice wartime production high grade Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These type of fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The blade tang is both signed by the maker as well as dated 1943. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese