Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMICHI - Dated 1945 Spanish Helmets but is missing a lot

but is missing a lot of the original paint

steel rectangular washers

One was because the 323rd was an experimental group

The handle looks to have torn away once

so it was most likely fitted by the retailer

Original WWII Japanese Army Officer P-1944 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by KANEMICHI - Dated 1945 Spanish Helmets but is missing a lotOriginal 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 March 1945 on the blade tang. It also is signed by the smith who made it, KANEMICHI. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is ; a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years