Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Sharkskin Parade Scabbard MP 40 An Officer's Cane or Swagger

An Officer's Cane or Swagger stick measuring 34" in overall length

the group often carried out support and interdictory operations

and a lovely faded blue finish

Included are original instructions and two envelopes containing spare parts

the 32nd won the nickname "Spearhead" because of its continuous attacks against the enemy

Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Sharkskin Parade Scabbard MP 40 An Officer's Cane or SwaggerOriginal Item: Only One Available. The first standard sword of the Japanese military was known as the kyu gunto (, old military sword). Murata Tsuneyoshi (1838 1921), a Japanese general who previously made guns, started making what was probably the first mass produced substitute for traditionally made samurai swords. These swords are referred to as "Murata to" and they were used in both the Sino Japanese war (1894 1895) and the Russo Japanese war