Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Aluminum Handle NCO Katana - Matching Number 40961 40mm BOFORS The rest has a lovely

The rest has a lovely polished brass patina

22 February 1945 Mission #241 Target: Northeim

and was fired—not by percussion or even by electricity—with a ‘quill’ or friction tube

orange and yellow tape and USN/USMC Aviator wings to front

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Aluminum Handle NCO Katana - Matching Number 40961 40mm BOFORS The rest has a lovelyOriginal 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