Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword with Excellent Blade - Matched Serial 67512 Original Machine Guns and the Luftwaffe contract number

and the Luftwaffe contract number Ln24483 is present on the opposite side of the frame

while the grooves show fouling and oxidation

An excellent example with a lovely lightly oxidized appearance

with red inner trim

which would make it easier to keep on the inside of a coat

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword with Excellent Blade - Matched Serial 67512 Original Machine Guns and the Luftwaffe contract numberOriginal 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