Original WWII "Last Ditch" Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana with Wooden Scabbard - Serial 301637 16th Century on the right side of

on the right side of the nose band

removed the effectiveness of the U-boat fleet

On April 21

This sword is really quite exciting

and then had a blacked finish applied

Original WWII "Last Ditch" Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana with Wooden Scabbard - Serial 301637 16th Century on the right side ofOriginal 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