Original WWII Last Ditch Japanese Army NCO Katana Sword with Leather Covered Scabbard Bayonets with a rare "flocked" paint

with a rare "flocked" paint job

Serial number 257131B denotes year of manufacture as 1888

The manufacturer

The basket has a lovely lightly oxidized patina

The captain attended Classen high school and graduated from A&M college

Original WWII Last Ditch Japanese Army NCO Katana Sword with Leather Covered Scabbard Bayonets with a rare "flocked" paintOriginal Item: Only One Available. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McArthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage