Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana by MIHARA MASAMORI - Documented Gift to Admiral William Furlong by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Price_$-030 - $50 and is the earliest that

and is the earliest that we have ever had

The motto De oppresso liber is present within the insignia as well

whereas the original ratchet-securing articulation permitted part of the lower lens on both sides to slightly obscure the upper periphery of the pilot's field of view

indicating manufacture at the Imperial Arsenal in Erfurt Germany during 1893

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana by MIHARA MASAMORI - Documented Gift to Admiral William Furlong by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Price_$-030 - $50 and is the earliest thatOriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is an unprecedented, once in a lifetime offering: a Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai Gunto Katana and U. S. Navy Sword belt, sent as birthday gifts by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz to Admiral William Rea Furlong, Commander of Minecraft, Battle Force at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from February to December 1941. Furlong was present during the attack on December 7, 1941, serving aboard his flagship, the minelayer USS Oglala,