Original Excellent WWII Japanese Army Civilian Shin-Gunto Katana by ISHIHARA KANENAO with Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly A Bleckmann saber will fit

A Bleckmann saber will fit into an Ames scabbard and vice versa

which owned Lancet

while the rest indicates they were part of the 5th Companie

certificate of discharge

though the rifle shows some light pitting from long storage

Original Excellent WWII Japanese Army Civilian Shin-Gunto Katana by ISHIHARA KANENAO with Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly A Bleckmann saber will fitOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at an estate sale, this is a fantastic USGI Bring Back wartime production Japanese Katana in an Army Civilian Shin Gunt (, new military sword) setting. These type of fittings (koshirae) were for Civilian employees of the Imperial Japanese Army, and are a lot more variable than the usual Army Officer Type. They are much closer to traditional fittings, without the cherry blossom motifs seen on Officer