Original WWII Japanese Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana with Excellent 17th Century Blade by SHODAI MASAHIRO (1st Gen) with Scabbard ZULU War Barrel Length: 12 1/2 inches

Barrel Length: 12 1/2 inches

This mission was well know because en route to bomb a vital aircraft factory at Steyr

The Battle of Tarawa was fought on 20–23 November 1943 between the United States and Japan at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands

single line stitching along the sleeve bottoms

Fireman First Class (V6)

Original WWII Japanese Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana with Excellent 17th Century Blade by SHODAI MASAHIRO (1st Gen) with Scabbard ZULU War Barrel Length: 12 1/2 inchesOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a military auction, this is a fantastic USGI Bring Back high grade Japanese officer Katana in the Type 94 Shin Gunto ( kyyon shiki gunt) setting. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years of 1935 and 1945. This is the earlier pattern used, with more ornate and complicated aspects compared to the later type 98 fittings. The