Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Parade Dress Sword & Scabbard With Family Crest - Maru ni Sagari Fuji, Fujiwara Clan Manufacture Type_New Made Items A fantastic grouping of excellent

A fantastic grouping of excellent condition genuine WWII material that based on the condition of the items has apparently laid undisturbed in the original bring home box since returning home in 1945

There are some ink stamp markings on the back of the belt

120 officers and enlisted men

Admiral Fletcher

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Parade Dress Sword & Scabbard With Family Crest - Maru ni Sagari Fuji, Fujiwara Clan Manufacture Type_New Made Items A fantastic grouping of excellentOriginal 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