Original Japanese WWII Army Company Officer's 1886 Pattern Kyu-Gunto Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard MP 34 This example is as close

This example is as close to "unissued" as we have seen

appears to be functional and in excellent condition

percussion revolver

The force was successful despite heavy casualties

Original Japanese WWII Army Company Officer's 1886 Pattern Kyu-Gunto Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard MP 34 This example is as closeOriginal 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