Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard & Partial Tassel War of 1812 William Calkin

William Calkin

Original Item: The Danish Madsen Light Machine Gun originating in WW1 was considered one of the best Light Machine Guns of WW2

and most likely was added during the closing days of WWII

The thick black leather belt is in very good condition

This is a very rare engraved 1937 Battle of Soochow Creek medal named to JOHN M

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard & Partial Tassel War of 1812 William CalkinOriginal 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