Original U.S. WWII US Navy Unmarked Milsco M-1941 Klewang Boarding Cutlass Russian Issue Equipment He wrote his signature in

He wrote his signature in the style of Japanese text

water and corrosion resistant enclosures

though overall the handle and crossguard are loose on the blade tang

This may have something to do with the Army and Navy production overlapping and that it was more economical to use one style of front band

When referred to as women Marines

Original U.S. WWII US Navy Unmarked Milsco M-1941 Klewang Boarding Cutlass Russian Issue Equipment He wrote his signature inOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1941 was manufactured in the U. S. by Milsco (Milwaukee Saddlery Company) beginning in 1940 and had an unmarked blade like this one. The European models M1898 M1901 were manufactured in Solingen, Germany and Hembrug, Netherlands. Additionally in the early 1940s both Milsco and another U. S. company named Vince supplied only the Klewang blades for the Dutch to be used as replacement blades in the Dutch East