Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword in Named Bring Back Crate with Document Lock Assembly and detachable "L" shoulder stock

and detachable "L" shoulder stock

It featured red piping

Paratrooper liners are the hardest to find of all WWII M1 helmet liners

The lock still functions correctly

and I went to one of the soldiers and I gave him my GI overcoat because it was cold

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword in Named Bring Back Crate with Document Lock Assembly and detachable "L" shoulder stockOriginal 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