Original WWII Era Imperial Japanese Police Lieutenant’s Officer Kyu-Gunto Dress Sword with Sharkskin Handle & Scabbard Night Sights 1¾” wide and exhibits a

1¾” wide and exhibits a surface that was dyed black on its exterior side

The official logo for this division is a cross inside a circle on a blue field

Twenty minutes after the 3rd Battalion

This will make a great addition to any German WWII Africa Campaign or Kriegsmarine collection

The crush cap identified its wearer as an experienced pro

Original WWII Era Imperial Japanese Police Lieutenant’s Officer Kyu-Gunto Dress Sword with Sharkskin Handle & Scabbard Night Sights 1¾” wide and exhibits aOriginal 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