Original Japanese WWII Type 98 Shin-Gunto Ō-Wakizashi Sword with Edo Period Handmade Blade and Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard German SS and equipped with a bayonet

and equipped with a bayonet

consisting of the following:

and especially under the chin strap

The front is embossed with a German Artillery team manning an artillery piece

39 "pot" contained a mixture of zinc powder and hexachlorethane which produced a smoke cloud upon ignition

Original Japanese WWII Type 98 Shin-Gunto Ō-Wakizashi Sword with Edo Period Handmade Blade and Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard German SS and equipped with a bayonetOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a large military auction, this is a great USGI Bring Back Japanese officer Wakizashi Short Sword in a Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These type of fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The blade is in very good shape, and was handmade in the traditional fashion. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the