Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Company Grade Tassel Field Gear still held in place by

still held in place by the wrapping

European-African-Middle East Campaign with Invasion Arrowhead and one bronze battle stars

- WWII ANB-H-1 Earphone Receivers by UTAH-CHICAGO

Rumors abound that these were pressed into service with live ammo at the end of the war (which we really doubt

which are still partly clear

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Company Grade Tassel Field Gear still held in place byOriginal 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