Original Japanese WWII Named Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Knot and Leather Parade Scabbard U.S. Army modernizing infantry and artillery arms

modernizing infantry and artillery arms

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An interesting  accessory not very often run into

A great display piece worthy of further research

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Original Japanese WWII Named Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Knot and Leather Parade Scabbard U.S. Army modernizing infantry and artillery armsOriginal 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