Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Battle Worn P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by YOSHITADA - Dated 1945 German SS Alsace Lorraine

Alsace Lorraine

18x44mmRF (two cartridges that were interchangeable)

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Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Battle Worn P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by YOSHITADA - Dated 1945 German SS Alsace LorraineOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, this is a very nice late war style battle worn 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