Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Katana Samurai Sword in Scabbard By TAKEHISA - Dated Spring 1943 Snider Rifle Parts In two months

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Here we have a particularly nice Dervish Arm Dagger complete with tooled leather scabbard banded with Crocodile skin with substantial leather fore arm loop

The belt loop is the fine grain leather type made early in the period

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given their need of high volumes of firepower in prolonged actions or to maintain close-quarters combat superiority

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Katana Samurai Sword in Scabbard By TAKEHISA - Dated Spring 1943 Snider Rifle Parts In two monthsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is a very nice wartime production medium grade Japanese officer Katana (Gunto). The blade bears the markings of TAKEHISA, who operated in the "Showa Aichi" province during the war, as per Modern Japanese Swordsmiths by John Slough. He was predominantly known for his medium grade showato, which comprise the vast bulk of his wartime output. This sword is typical of his work,