Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Named Scabbard Cover & Star Stamped Handmade Blade Japanese Holsters and definitely has British proofs

and definitely has British proofs

The construction is similar to the Bavarian models

the lock is marked 1863 and an EAGLE to the left of U

The right receiver wall is bare and the upper tang is marked KJØBENHAVNS TOIHUUS 1875 (Copenhagen Arsenal) with serial number 46495 on the barrel

the 10th Mountain Division was responsible for the Mound Belvedere area

Original WWII Japanese Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with Named Scabbard Cover & Star Stamped Handmade Blade Japanese Holsters and definitely has British proofsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a large military auction, this is a great 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. The blade tang is marked with the RJT Star proof, and is handmade in the traditional fashion. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of