Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by FUJIKATSU with Capture Tag - Dated 1944 IMA Merchandise Sling is in nice condition

Sling is in nice condition

with one functional pebbled spring clip

- NVA flag

The helmet retains the original "dark horizon blue" paint on the inside

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by FUJIKATSU with Capture Tag - Dated 1944 IMA Merchandise Sling is in nice conditionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a collector, this is a very nice late war style mid grade Japanese officer Katana, with an arsenal made blade. It is in the standard 1944 pattern Shin Gunto setting, and is dated December 1944 on the blade tang. It also is signed by the smith who made it, FUJIKATSU. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years of 1935