Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard MG 42 this example comes with its

this example comes with its iron ramrod held under the barrel

Tool pouch is intact with flap and closure tab

with almost all of the original silvering present

precise messages sent back by these patrols assured all that the outfit was to be a successful one

that the rifle (in 1883

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard MG 42 this example comes with itsOriginal 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