Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Antique Colts nicely etched with a patriotic

nicely etched with a patriotic eagle

and it still has traces of the original Potsdam marking on the lock plate

They remained in service through the War of 1812

ten finger liner

which is confirmed by the bore being off center

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Antique Colts nicely etched with a patrioticOriginal 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