Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMUNE with Scabbard and Post War Tassel - Dated 1945 U.S. Flare Guns The trigger guards feature the

The trigger guards feature the acorn motif on the forward section as did both 1st and 2nd Model Brown Bess muskets but were simplified once the 3rd model became firmly established

government armory inspector from 1862-1863

but then smooth bored for fowling

The shoulder belt shows signs of an old repair

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMUNE with Scabbard and Post War Tassel - Dated 1945 U.S. Flare Guns The trigger guards feature theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military show, this is an lovely condition late war style Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. It is in the standard 1944 pattern fittings, officially 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