Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Leather Parade Scabbard Receiver Top Cover This example has a very

This example has a very nice stacked leather grip with aluminum and brass washers interspersed

which have a lovely patina

for King George III (1760 - 1820)

It was fitted with wz

It was introduced in regular service in 1936

Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Leather Parade Scabbard Receiver Top Cover This example has a veryOriginal 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