Original WWII Japanese Army Battle Damaged Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Matched Serial 70264 German Machine Guns The trigger guard incorporates a

The trigger guard incorporates a rear section terminating in a flat button which upon being pushed to the left rotates allowing the front portion of the trigger guard to be pulled forward

The butt is heavily stamped (branded) with "7/19" presumably a unit number

with large reservoir in the bottom

Here we have a very nice original Eagle Headed U

It bears serial number 4679 / b on the barrel jacket

Original WWII Japanese Army Battle Damaged Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Matched Serial 70264 German Machine Guns The trigger guard incorporates aOriginal 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