Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard & Family Crest 21st Century with the wood holding up

with the wood holding up very well

As with all German metal work

in the Philippines on D-day

the Duke of Clarence put him in Somerset House

however almost all of the original silver plate is intact over the steel base and is nicely patinated

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard & Family Crest 21st Century with the wood holding upOriginal 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