Original WWII Japanese Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with 1529 Dated Blade by NORIMITSU & Scabbard Martini-Henry Parts This design was also a

This design was also a winner in the 1942 Artist for Victory contest sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art

With a few unavoidable exceptions

Now IMA has obtained a quantity of genuine original M1910 pick-mattocks with WW2 dates

these were attached to the collars to indicate the rank and branch of the wearer

Original WWII Japanese Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with 1529 Dated Blade by NORIMITSU & Scabbard Martini-Henry Parts This design was also aOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased from a private collector, 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.