Original WWII Excellent Condition Japanese Army Type 95 Aluminum Handle NCO Katana with Unmatched Scabbard Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly Several thousand wide-eyed spectators watched

Several thousand wide-eyed spectators watched the smiling First Lady crack a gold-trimmed bottle over the blunt nose of the all-metal

Later in the war

Serial # 236104 with a faint SWP cartouche (date is illegible)

the first B-24 model that was fitted with a nose turret on the production line

Original WWII Excellent Condition Japanese Army Type 95 Aluminum Handle NCO Katana with Unmatched Scabbard Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly Several thousand wide-eyed spectators watchedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McArthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage