Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Katana Samurai Sword - Ancient Handmade Blade Price_$-030 - $50 • Maker’s code with size

• Maker’s code with size marking “62” stamped on the interior of the shell found over the wearer’s left ear

the 82nd Airborne Division was assigned to take Cheneux where they would force the Waffen SS Division Leibstandarte's Kampfgruppe Peiper into a fighting retreat

having been so quickly obsoleted these bayonets have become hard to find and are a collectible in their own right

In August 1943 the Stalag was reported as newly opened to privates of the US ground forces with a strength of 451

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Katana Samurai Sword - Ancient Handmade Blade Price_$-030 - $50 • Maker’s code with sizeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a USMC veteran's family this is a very nice condition katana. The blade is old, we are told ancient, due to a few tell tale characteristics that are: Double hole tang. Folded steel blade (fold lines are evident on the spine) Visible temper line ("hamon"). 24" blade length is shorter than more modern WW2 versions. Offered in very good condition with only spots of discoloration, it is still