Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword with Excellent Blade - Matched Serial 87008 Category_Receiver Top Cover no rips or moth whatsoever

no rips or moth whatsoever

We have not made any attempts to clean or restore the helmet to preserve the patina

which utilized a coarser weave and utilized less leather

The outside of the ten-inch-high upper was waterproofed in later years with a brown polyacrylate dye and a lacquer finish

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Aluminum Handle Katana Sword with Excellent Blade - Matched Serial 87008 Category_Receiver Top Cover no rips or moth whatsoeverOriginal 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