Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by TOSHIHARU - Dated 1945 One-of-a-Kind regardless of the obvious outcome

regardless of the obvious outcome

It has a two stage 11" barrel

It has been fitted with plexiglass grips

Without your support

but definitely shows that it saw quite a lot of use during its service life

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by TOSHIHARU - Dated 1945 One-of-a-Kind regardless of the obvious outcomeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, this is a very nice late war style mid grade Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. It is in the standard 1944 pattern fittings, offically known as the (Rinji Seikishi) or "Special Contingency" version of the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These fittings, while often called the P 1944, were in fact designed in 1938, but didn't really see