Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot French Holster Top of the barrel still

Top of the barrel still has the correct Series III manufacturer engraving

to part with them

its principal duties were: to form and move basic training classes to the recruit depot

A fantastic bring back set from a know solider that was stationed at Iwo Jima shortly after the famous battle during WW2

Original Item: Offered empty

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot French Holster Top of the barrel stillOriginal 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