Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard British "Bobby" Police Made exclusively for IMA

Made exclusively for IMA

which is secured on the other end by a cast catch

showing some designs that are really quite lovely

showing deterioration of the leather due to age

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard British "Bobby" Police Made exclusively for IMAOriginal 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