Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Company Grade Tassel Field Gear Rumors abound that these were

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

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It is also marked with number 742

after the Invasion of Normandy

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Company Grade Tassel Field Gear Rumors abound that these wereOriginal 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