Original Japanese Pre-WWII Army Company Grade Officer's 1886 Pattern Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Steel Scabbard U.S. Militaria He created the famous Zoo

He created the famous Zoo Series including his use of animals

With the establishment of the Weimar Republic upon the German Revolution of 1918–1919

with some oxidation of the steel base metal

though the upper swivel is definitely a bit stiff due to oxidation around the base

Both were fitted with wire hooks that attached to the grommets on the bottom of the standard webbed pistol belt or cartridge belt

Original Japanese Pre-WWII Army Company Grade Officer's 1886 Pattern Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Steel Scabbard U.S. Militaria He created the famous ZooOriginal 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