Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Katana Samurai Sword with Steel Scabbard and Canvas Cover- Ancient Handmade Signed Blade Japanese Field Gear The manufacturer’s symbol

The manufacturer’s symbol

All three leather pads are complete but absent is the original horsehair stuffing

and the bottom circle appears to contain an F

The 39th Infantry Division (Delta Division) was an infantry formation of the Army National Guard

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Katana Samurai Sword with Steel Scabbard and Canvas Cover- Ancient Handmade Signed Blade Japanese Field Gear The manufacturer’s symbolOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector overseas, this is a nice condition katana in standard Shin gunto setting, with matching locking steel scabbard. The blade is handmade and expertly crafted by a master sword maker during the 1800s, or Shinshinto era of swordmaking, indicated by a few tell tale characteristics that include: Single hole tang. Tang is signed by the maker Hole in the tang is punch not drilled. There is