Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana by KOJIMA KANENORI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 French Machine Guns due to the small number

due to the small number of paratroops that landed in combat in comparison to infantry soldiers

Prior to the start of World War II even more new features were added

The interior has a crossed out name for J

The first paratrooper pigeon was a male named Thunderbird

1942 at Fort Benning

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Handmade Katana by KOJIMA KANENORI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 French Machine Guns due to the small numberOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased from a private collection, this is an excellent condition USGI Bring Back wartime production Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. The Type 98 fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The blade tang is signed by the maker, and appears to be handmade in the traditional fashion. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon