Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Company Grade Officer’s Parade Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Untouched Antique Guns Ersatz (Replacement) Battalion III

Ersatz (Replacement) Battalion III

typical of naval service

1410-01-300-0254

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The liner is painted white and is the correct “high pressure” WWII issue and stamped with an F logo over F5 for the FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY Manufactured in Akron

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Company Grade Officer’s Parade Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Untouched Antique Guns Ersatz (Replacement) Battalion IIIOriginal 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