Original Japanese WWII Shin-Gunto Wakizashi Pilot's Short Sword with Airplane Menuki and Steel Scabbard German Field Equipment Alabama embarked Commander-in-Chief

Alabama embarked Commander-in-Chief

and each is also stamped Sch-M (LION) 38 on the underside (One possibly is stamped with a 39)

The document further indicates that on that day 18 dispatches of 606 words were cleared to TOKYO

and street before the next inspection

which allows the cork interior to be seen

Original Japanese WWII Shin-Gunto Wakizashi Pilot's Short Sword with Airplane Menuki and Steel Scabbard German Field Equipment Alabama embarked Commander-in-ChiefOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a large military show, this is a great USGI Bring Back Japanese Officer Wakizashi in a Shin Gunto military setting, with a leather covered wooden scabbard. 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. Unlike most we have seen, this example is not fitted with a Katana blade, but instead with the shorter