Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by YOSHITSUGU - Dated 1944 Military Flare Guns Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois

Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois has been a major producer of arms and field gear since its founding in 1832

those 12 years had to be infraction-free

about 7 x 11

Sterling floorplates are identified by the word OFF and an arrow to indicate the direction in which to remove it

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by YOSHITSUGU - Dated 1944 Military Flare Guns Rock Island Arsenal in IllinoisOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, this is a very nice late war style mid grade Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. It is in the standard 1944 pattern fittings, offically known as the (Rinji Seikishi) or "Special Contingency" version of the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These fittings, while often called the P 1944, were in fact designed in 1938, but didn't really see