Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana by KANEUJI with Steel Scabbard & Field Grade Officer Tassel - 16th Century Blade Original Antique Guns Size is approximately 56cm (US

Size is approximately 56cm (US 7)

There is no maker mark on the interior

with some areas that have wear through the leather

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There is  size label pinned to the inside that reads 59 cm

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana by KANEUJI with Steel Scabbard & Field Grade Officer Tassel - 16th Century Blade Original Antique Guns Size is approximately 56cm (USOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased from a private collector, this is a fantastic excellent condition USGI Bring Back Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years of 1935 and 1945. The Type 98 pattern of fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The