Original Japanese WWII Philippine Invasion Inert Ordnance Set - 1942 dated Mortar Round and 37mm Shell Lock Assembly The hilt and crossguard are

The hilt and crossguard are solid

the two battalions of the 401st GIR were divided in March 1944 to act as the 3rd battalions of the 325th and 327th GIRs

which could be said of the whole campaign

58 Minié ball

Overall condition is good but used

Original Japanese WWII Philippine Invasion Inert Ordnance Set - 1942 dated Mortar Round and 37mm Shell Lock Assembly The hilt and crossguard areOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice Ordnance set from WWII, brought back by a U. S. GI from the Philippine islands after they were retaken. These items represent two of the sides in the invasion: the Japanese Empire, and the Commonwealth of the Philippines, which governed the Islands from 1935 to 1946. Both these items are inert and can never be used as a weapon or for its original intended purpose, therefore complies with BATF