Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Sword with Ancient Handmade Wakizashi Blade Vietnam though like the liner it

though like the liner it has suffered from age related degradation

and is sewn together in the back

The inner circle measures 14 inches in diameter

as part of the Big Week of assaults on German aircraft targets

so we assume that this was part of a museum display

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Sword with Ancient Handmade Wakizashi Blade Vietnam though like the liner itOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently from a private auction, this is a very nice wartime High Grade Japanese Naval officers sword in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. A Kai Gunt (, naval sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the WWII Period. Unlike most we have seen, this example is not fitted with a Katana blade, but instead with the shorter Wakizashi (), a shorter type of sword used more