Original 6th Marine Division Marked WWII Japanese "Island Made" Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana with Leather Covered Scabbard Category_Brunswick Guns In the afternoon of Wednesday

In the afternoon of Wednesday 20 September 1944 the 82nd Airborne conducted a successful opposed river assault on the river crossing of the Waal river

The submarine fleet was greatly expanded and threatened the British supply system during the U-boat campaign

All parts of the gun are constructed in such a manner that it is impossible to assemble them improperly

All of these operations utilized the supplies and ports available in the former Italian Occupied Territories and Colonies

Original 6th Marine Division Marked WWII Japanese "Island Made" Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana with Leather Covered Scabbard Category_Brunswick Guns In the afternoon of WednesdayOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at an estate sale, this is a great 6th Marine Division Bring Back wartime production "Island made" Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. Late in the war, supplies from mainland Japan were often interrupted, and the Mainland itself also was dealing with material shortages and the effects of bombing raids. The armorers on the islands had to make due with what