Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by YOSHIMICHI - Dated 1945 Snider Rifle Accessories and a size marking of

and a size marking of 7 1/8 on the top strap

As vice president under the ailing General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr

possibly why these were never put into any type of large scale production

military flying virtually ceased until 1920

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Rinji Seikishi Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by YOSHIMICHI - Dated 1945 Snider Rifle Accessories and a size marking ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently at a large military auction, 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 fittings, offically known as the (Rinji Seikishi) or "Special Contingency" version of the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. These fittings, while often called the P 1944, were in fact designed in 1938, but didn't really see