Original WWII Japanese Army Civilian Shin-Gunto Katana by KOJIMA KANEMICHI with Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard Cannons The action moves correctly

The action moves correctly

Flashlight Pistol

Adopted in June 1941

which was carefully heat-treated to harden it

with just a bit of stiffness

Original WWII Japanese Army Civilian Shin-Gunto Katana by KOJIMA KANEMICHI with Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard Cannons The action moves correctlyOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at an estate sale, this is a lovely 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