Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard - Handmade Blade Snider Rifle but still had enough mass

but still had enough mass to be effective as a military round

one flown by Lothar Von Richthofen younger brother to the famed Red Baron Manfred Von Richthofen

Classic Naval brass fittings include folded butt plate

• 2 x 1917 overseas side caps (one with artillery insignia)

Serial Number: 103269

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard - Handmade Blade Snider Rifle but still had enough massOriginal Item: Only One Available. Acquired directly from a collector, this is an excellent condition rare 1937 Pattern Kai Gunto Naval Officer katana, with an even rarer handmade blade. This particular example has the higher grade 1937 Pattern fittings with the sharkskin wrapped scabbard, indicating this may have been made for a front line naval officers. This fact makes finding them difficult, as often they would be lost with the ship the officer