Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard Antique Cartridge Firearms he commanded the 34th Battalion

he commanded the 34th Battalion in Tunisia and Sicily

thus making the fouled barrel much easier to reload

25th Infantry DivisionPlace and date: Republic of Vietnam

were prime highways for North Vietnamese forces to move men and materiel

war trophies

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard Antique Cartridge Firearms he commanded the 34th BattalionOriginal 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