Original Japanese WWII High-quality Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Scabbard and Leather Cover Antique Remingtons he kept it in effective

he kept it in effective action until the ammunition was expended

Its English pastor

north-west Germany

which is still intact

It appears these saw service from the 1880's through the first quarter of the 20th century

Original Japanese WWII High-quality Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Scabbard and Leather Cover Antique Remingtons he kept it in effectiveOriginal 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