Original Late WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana with Fullered Blade & Scabbard - Matching No. 202941 Thompson SMG and a matching shoulder strap

and a matching shoulder strap

with small dents and nicks on a lot of the edge

Navy officers disagreed with the board

and a few areas of bubbling

the Eighth Avenue Armory was constructed for the regiment

Original Late WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana with Fullered Blade & Scabbard - Matching No. 202941 Thompson SMG and a matching shoulder strapOriginal Item: Only One Available. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McArthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage