Original WWII Japanese Army Battle Damaged Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Matched Serial 70264 British Machine Guns offered in fine matured condition

offered in fine matured condition and ready to display

forces occupied Japan until 1952

and wool fabrics

Swords like this were used from the Mexican War through the Civil War

380th Bomb Group that was known as the "The Flying Circus

Original WWII Japanese Army Battle Damaged Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Matched Serial 70264 British Machine Guns offered in fine matured conditionOriginal 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