Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Leather Parade Scabbard British Artwork & Posters Hilary Doyle & Terry Gander

Hilary Doyle & Terry Gander

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There are no major issues or moth damage that we can see

The wood handle is in great solid shape with minor scuffs

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Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Leather Parade Scabbard British Artwork & Posters Hilary Doyle & Terry GanderOriginal 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