Original Japanese WWII M1899 Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry Saber with Scabbard - Serial 12199 Mortars Hardware shows the peppery look

Hardware shows the peppery look of past corrosion

however we unfortunately cannot read them

The Western traders

The tunic still bear rank bars on the epaulettes USAAF label pins and a USSAF should patch

It is a fine Solingen-Produced example made by Carl Julius Krebs

Original Japanese WWII M1899 Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry Saber with Scabbard - Serial 12199 Mortars Hardware shows the peppery lookOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition Imperial Japanese WWII Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry saber, complete with its original steel scabbard. Japanese cavalry sabers, originally introduced in the late 19th Century, all have machine made blades with serial numbers on the ricasso and will commonly have arsenal stamps on the guard. The Type 25, introduced in 1892, had brass hilts and plain wood grips. The Type 32,