Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Katana Samurai Sword - Handmade by Endo Eiji and Dated August 1941 Category_Accessories and was contained inside a

and was contained inside a cloth buff-colored khaki cover

"D G" are the government inspector's initials

He then served abroad the 74-gun Leviathan

The soldier also scratched in his initials "BJH" on front and the back is nicely engraved "Lsie Berwyn" we are not certain if that is a soldier's name or manufacturer

with flat sides

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer Katana Samurai Sword - Handmade by Endo Eiji and Dated August 1941 Category_Accessories and was contained inside aOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly from a USMC 2nd division veteran's family this is a very nice condition katana. It was made for a Japanese officer and is signed on the tang as follows: SHOWA, 15th year off (1941) 8th MONTH, (AUGUST, the lucky month) A lucky day The maker's real name was Endo Eiji and he was born in 1906. In 1924 he start training under Moritsugu Norisada. Nagamitsu became a Rikugun Jumei Tosho in 1939. Rikugun