Original WWII "Last Ditch" Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana with Wooden Scabbard - Serial 301637 British Helmets It is marked on the

It is marked on the left butt stock with Broad Arrow over B

as the United States private firearms industry was still not well-developed

to either side of its crimped and soldered vertical pin-back device

The entire gun in excellent used condition with some old vice marks to the barrel

same with the chin straps

Original WWII "Last Ditch" Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana with Wooden Scabbard - Serial 301637 British Helmets It is marked on theOriginal 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