Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Handmade Katana by YOSHITSUGU with Sharkskin Scabbard Vietnam Measuring 27 3/4 inches in

Measuring 27 3/4 inches in length

On the right side of the panel is the white generator test button (Prüftaste)

There are a few stress cracks in the shell as well

and after WWII the popularity of the KA-BAR knives used in the military caused Union Cutlery to officially change its name to "KA-BAR

Shortly after arrival at Laon a system of passes to Paris was started

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Handmade Katana by YOSHITSUGU with Sharkskin Scabbard Vietnam Measuring 27 3/4 inches inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently from a private auction, this is a very nice wartime High Grade Japanese Naval officer Katana in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. A Kai Gunt (, naval sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the WWII Period. This is a very nice example, and features a traditionally made and maker signed blade, something we rarely see in Naval fittings. It still has the