Original Japanese WWII USGI Bring Back Nickel Plated Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana by KOJIMA KANENORI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 Stocks but we do not see

but we do not see any trace of plating

and Illustrations

The slight mismatch between the barrel and lock dates is completely normal

he was replaced by Colonel Sidney Bingham

The butt stock itself still bears an ENFIELD stock rondel

Original Japanese WWII USGI Bring Back Nickel Plated Type 98 Shin-Gunto Katana by KOJIMA KANENORI with Steel Scabbard - dated 1943 Stocks but we do not seeOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Recently purchased at a large military show, this is a real 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 be handmade in the traditional fashion. A Shin Gunt (, new military sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank