Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword with Excellent Blade - Matched Serial 120591 German Machine Guns but no rigorous typology has

but no rigorous typology has been established

It is a Straight quillon design

There is a smaller octagonal bakelite cap one the inner glass tube

The serial number is 446809B denoting the year of manufacture as 1893

There is no major structural damage

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword with Excellent Blade - Matched Serial 120591 German Machine Guns but no rigorous typology hasOriginal 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