Original WWII Japanese Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with 1529 Dated Blade by NORIMITSU & Scabbard Russian Flare Guns There are no markings on

There are no markings on the crown of the cap

John was assigned to the USS Enterprise where he served first as Air Officer before assuming the duties of executive officer

There are also markings on the detonator tube in Japanese

located on the street of Schuhhagen in Greifswald

Thoroughly obsolete by that time

Original WWII Japanese Type 94 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword with 1529 Dated Blade by NORIMITSU & Scabbard Russian Flare Guns There are no markings onOriginal 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.