Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard Antique Cartridge Firearms 25th Infantry DivisionPlace and date:

25th Infantry DivisionPlace and date: Republic of Vietnam

he commanded the 34th Battalion in Tunisia and Sicily

The top does not have a cap and is empty

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

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard Antique Cartridge Firearms 25th Infantry DivisionPlace and date:Original 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