Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Steel Scabbard British Replica Due to the heavy weight

Due to the heavy weight

and the time when it was measured

M-5 protective ointment became the treatment for liquid mustard contamination on the skin after the war

The decal is the correct "Straight Leg" version

Alabama under the command of Brigadier General Campbell Hodges

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Steel Scabbard British Replica Due to the heavy weightOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a military show, this is a very nice USGI Bring Back wartime production Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These type of fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. 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 example has an