Original WWII Japanese Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana with Excellent 17th Century Blade by SHODAI MASAHIRO (1st Gen) with Scabbard ZULU War The Battle of Tarawa was

The Battle of Tarawa was fought on 20–23 November 1943 between the United States and Japan at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands

even serving as the recovery ship for five of the Gemini space missions

in classic German Gothic font

single line stitching along the sleeve bottoms

Original WWII Japanese Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana with Excellent 17th Century Blade by SHODAI MASAHIRO (1st Gen) with Scabbard ZULU War The Battle of Tarawa wasOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a military auction, this is a fantastic USGI Bring Back high grade Japanese officer Katana in the Type 94 Shin Gunto ( kyyon shiki gunt) setting. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years of 1935 and 1945. This is the earlier pattern used, with more ornate and complicated aspects compared to the later type 98 fittings. The