Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard and Knot Russian Maxim 1910 with a forest green "badge

with a forest green "badge cloth" band and a traditional high front

and there is definitely staining and light soling on the lining

The division got the nickname "The Battered Bastards of the Bastion of Bastogne"

This is a lovely service used example

These were daylight raids that put the bomber crews in great danger from enemy aircraft and anti-aircraft fire

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard and Knot Russian Maxim 1910 with a forest green "badgeOriginal 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