Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana with Scabbard & Tassel - Matched Number 168 Mortars The envelope is addressed to

The envelope is addressed to Herrn ____ Kaufmann who lived in Munich in 1939

SSG Shields' parachute got caught on the roof gable of a French house and he was forced to cut his way out of the parachute harness

The division is officially nicknamed the "Liberators"

U-1010 participated in one war patrol which resulted in no ships damaged or sunk

The scabbard is completely straight throughout with some of the original black paint

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana with Scabbard & Tassel - Matched Number 168 Mortars The envelope is addressed toOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a military show, this is a very nice wartime production Japanese Naval officer Katana in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. A Kai Gunt (, naval sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the WWII Period. This is a great example, complete with scabbard, and shows moderate service wear on the fittings. Usually we see these looking unissued, so to find one that