Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard IMA Merchandise their numbers increased dramatically totaling

their numbers increased dramatically totaling around 50

The serial number is 154768A denoting the year of manufacture as 1884

the sword on this patch is also found on the insignia of those two formations

Several others were wounded but not all returned to duty

We almost never see stocks this lovely

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard IMA Merchandise their numbers increased dramatically totalingOriginal 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