Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard - Matching Numbers Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns a machined-steel action and breech

a machined-steel action and breech block

and not local production

though the lock does seem somewhat frozen

Following the armistice

The conversion in this case left the slots for the "pins" on the cartridges intact

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana Samurai Sword with Scabbard - Matching Numbers Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns a machined-steel action and breechOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased recently from a collector, this is a very nice late wartime production Japanese Naval officer Katana in the Pattern 1937 Kai Gunto setting. A Kai Gunt (, naval sword) is a weapon and symbol of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the WWII Period. This is a very nice example, complete with scabbard, and shows only mild use, without much damage or wear. The blade is excellent condition, with a nick