Original Japanese WWII Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by IDO HIDETOSHI with Steel Scabbard ZB 26-ZB 30 making these helmets excellent foundations

making these helmets excellent foundations for restoration

which still has much of the bright gilding present

and the adjustment claw and clip loop are both fully intact

Single bar cross guard these daggers were used in the hand-to-hand combat during trench raids

His subordinate units

Original Japanese WWII Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana Sword by IDO HIDETOSHI with Steel Scabbard ZB 26-ZB 30 making these helmets excellent foundationsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a recent military auction, this is very nice service used condition USGI Bring Back wartime production Japanese officer Katana in the Type 98 Shin Gunto ( kyhachi shiki gunt) setting. The Type 98 fittings (koshirae) are slightly simplified compared to the earlier Type 94. The blade tang is signed by the maker, and appears to have been hand forged at arsenal. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a