Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Parade Sword with Hidari Futatsudomoe Crest & Scabbard Garand & U.S. Rifles Overall length is 23 3/4

Overall length is 23 3/4 inches

It was reissued for the Korean War and the shell has all original "corked" grain with over paint

A great set of 40 Mike Mikes that come more than ready for display

so we do not know where it was built

the unit crossed the Rhine near Hitsdorf

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Parade Sword with Hidari Futatsudomoe Crest & Scabbard Garand & U.S. Rifles Overall length is 23 3/4Original 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