Original Japanese Pre-WWII Army Company Grade Cavalry Officer's Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Scabbard German Replica which were used in combat

which were used in combat missions from late August 1944

This is a nice smaller size that can accommodate liners from 54cm to 55cm or US 6 3/4 to 6 5/8

Presenting very nicely this is a good example of perhaps the Gold Rush days or similar

The poster measures 24 ½” x 21”

One of the two examples has lost its entire fin assembly

Original Japanese Pre-WWII Army Company Grade Cavalry Officer's Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Scabbard German Replica which were used in combatOriginal 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