Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana with Handmade Blade by KANENAMI & Scabbard German Uniforms (1826–1885)

(1826–1885)

It comes complete in its original presentation case

The breakfast ration box had brown printing and was marked with a brown capital letter "B" on the ends

The motto on the obverse is quite deeply etched

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana with Handmade Blade by KANENAMI & Scabbard German Uniforms (1826–1885)Original Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently from a private auction, this is a very nice wartime High Grade Japanese Naval officer Katana in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. A Kai Gunt (, naval sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the WWII Period. This is a very nice example, and features a traditionally made and maker signed blade, something we rarely see in Naval fittings. It does show some use