Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Asano Clan Crest and Nickel-Plated Scabbard in Cover Category_Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts This was adopted by the

This was adopted by the East India Company a full FOUR YEARS before the British Government adopted the same pattern in 1847

which is a dark aged brown

147th Infantry

The hems are especially high cut in the front to accommodate classic tall officer's boots

Needless to say

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Asano Clan Crest and Nickel-Plated Scabbard in Cover Category_Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts This was adopted by theOriginal 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