Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Sword with Scabbard - Matched Number 850 U.S. Military Maps The blade is handmade and

The blade is handmade and was expertly crafted long ago by a sword maker

either never stamped or worn away

Mid-brown leather field cover in good order

The painted steel shell casing measures 22-1/2" high and is marked on the base ck 43 and 88cm FLAK 16

first being founded in the early 1800s by gunsmith Joseph Charles Reilly of Ireland

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Sword with Scabbard - Matched Number 850 U.S. Military Maps The blade is handmade andOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a military show, this is a very nice wartime production Japanese Naval officer Katana in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. A Kai Gunt (, naval sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the WWII Period. This is a very nice example, complete with scabbard, and shows only mild use, without much damage or wear. The blade is excellent condition, with a nick