Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Tortoise Shell Grip & Scabbard Bayonets Taschen- Fabrik (Suitcase and Bags

Taschen- Fabrik (Suitcase and Bags factory) Carl Heinichen in Dresden

with the 8 pointed Star of the Order of the Thistle

This was to index into a protrusion at the front of the nose cap to secure the ramrod in position

the fact that it was never assigned the originally planned number of truck transport companies

This is an exceptionally Rare World War I vintage Recruitment poster for the United States Marine Corps

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Tortoise Shell Grip & Scabbard Bayonets Taschen- Fabrik (Suitcase and BagsOriginal 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