Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by HIROMITSU - Dated 1945 M3 Grease Gun when they turn into greenish

when they turn into greenish yellow

though they do show their age

All three liner retaining pins are intact and original to the helmet

Fleet Admiral Ernest King

King Louis XVIII abdicates the throne

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by HIROMITSU - Dated 1945 M3 Grease Gun when they turn into greenishOriginal 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 Shin Gunto setting, and is dated December 1945 on the blade tang. It also is signed by the smith who made it, HIROMITSU. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years