Original Japanese WWII Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by ISHIHARA YOSHISADA with Leather Covered Wood Scabbard and Company Grade Tassel Scandinavian Militaria The tag identifies the cap

The tag identifies the cap as an SA

The side of the sight reads:

is the OO-MARU (大)丸 style

000 feet and exploded only 800 feet from its intended location

She arrived at Pearl Harbor 3 April and sailed 20 April for her first war patrol in the Marshalls and Carolines

Original Japanese WWII Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by ISHIHARA YOSHISADA with Leather Covered Wood Scabbard and Company Grade Tassel Scandinavian Militaria The tag identifies the capOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a large military show, this is lovely condition USGI Bring Back wartime production Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. The Type 98 fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The blade tang is signed by the maker, and appears to have been hand forged in the traditional manner. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon