Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMICHI - Dated 1945 Spanish Helmets The half octagonal and half

The half octagonal and half round iron barrel is inlaid with silver scrolls

but is missing a lot of the original paint

probably to remove damage

so we left it in the bag it was received in

"The Bloody Hundredth"

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMICHI - Dated 1945 Spanish Helmets The half octagonal and halfOriginal 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 March 1945 on the blade tang. It also is signed by the smith who made it, KANEMICHI. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is ; a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years