Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard Snider Rifle Parts This is a wonderful MINT

This is a wonderful MINT condition example and comes ready to display

with a few moth nips overall

There is a bend on the edge near the point

-The Vera Cruz Expedition

This is a one-of-a-kind trunk grouping that will become the centerpiece of any 3rd Division collection

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard Snider Rifle Parts This is a wonderful MINTOriginal 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