Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEYOSHI - Dated 1944 Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles Our division sailed out of

Our division sailed out of Boston harbor in a long company of large ships

typical of a helmet in long service

The original size label is still present on the leather sweatband and reads 7 1/4

Measuring 20

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEYOSHI - Dated 1944 Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles Our division sailed out ofOriginal 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 Shin Gunto setting, and is dated December 1944 on the blade tang. It also is signed by the smith who made it, KANEYOSHI. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years