Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard Russian Uniforms being used as a ranged

being used as a ranged weapon at a distance

" also for "O'Ryan

Originally acquired from a old "police bobby collection" just received from England this "sleeper" has been left untouched for well over a century

so this is a matching set that has been together for quite some time

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard Russian Uniforms being used as a rangedOriginal 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