Original WWII Japanese Army Battle Damaged Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Matched Serial 70264 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia It has a thicker blade

It has a thicker blade with a high ricasso

French's III Corps made contact in the heavy wooded terrain along the Widow Morris Road

Shortly before going overseas in 1943 he had married Grace Lohring of Clementon NJ

No photo of this mask is online but the Smithsonian webpage describes the mask: "Overall

Original WWII Japanese Army Battle Damaged Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Matched Serial 70264 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia It has a thicker bladeOriginal Item: Only One Available. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McArthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage