Original Late WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana - Matching Number 213566 British Documents & Books Under paint can be read:

Under paint can be read: "Lauf Schutzer

but this is the complete helmet

The serial number is 331073

The M1916 37mm gun was developed by the French and used primarily by French and American forces in WWI for destroying machine gun emplacements

This is a very nice WWI U

Original Late WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana - Matching Number 213566 British Documents & Books Under paint can be read:Original 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