Original Japanese WWII Named Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Knot and Leather Parade Scabbard U.S. Army A great display piece worthy

A great display piece worthy of further research

three Airacobras were shot down with all three pilots bailing out over the Bootless Bay area including Airacobra pilot Hall (survived)

but soon he had to suspend it

An interesting  accessory not very often run into

Original Japanese WWII Named Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Knot and Leather Parade Scabbard U.S. Army A great display piece worthyOriginal 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