Original WWII Last Ditch Japanese Army NCO Katana Sword with Leather Covered Scabbard Bayonets with a rare "flocked" paint

with a rare "flocked" paint job

This adapter allowed the MkII pineapple grenade to be used with the M7 and M8 grenade launchers for greater range

Year: 1943

Serial number 257131B denotes year of manufacture as 1888

Original WWII Last Ditch Japanese Army NCO Katana Sword with Leather Covered Scabbard Bayonets with a rare "flocked" paintOriginal 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