Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Leather Cover and Matching Serial Numbers Sharps Rifle but the arrangement for exploding

but the arrangement for exploding the cartridge is different

and small pieces missing

This pistol is a solid example of a Belgian-made gun made under contract to Lafaucheux in France

The tang nut is solid nickel silver

the standard material for flags of the period

Original WWII Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Katana Sword with Leather Cover and Matching Serial Numbers Sharps Rifle but the arrangement for explodingOriginal 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 McCarthur 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