Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana by KANEUJI with Steel Scabbard & Field Grade Officer Tassel - 16th Century Blade MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Members include more than 55

Members include more than 55

This green beret beret was his and is accompanied by research and a letter from the Airborne & Special Forces Museum Foundation

I believe the knot should be facing the stock

A very nice example here with lots of interesting research potential

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana by KANEUJI with Steel Scabbard & Field Grade Officer Tassel - 16th Century Blade MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Members include more than 55Original Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased from a private collector, this is a fantastic excellent condition USGI Bring Back Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years of 1935 and 1945. The Type 98 pattern of fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The