Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard Cannons A Curtiss C-46 Commando arriving

A Curtiss C-46 Commando arriving from the Canal Zone to assisted in the search which ended at dusk

The brim has three lines of stitching

Historically these were likely used as lanyards

and cherry blossom fittings on the lock pin channels

confirming its age and origin

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard Cannons A Curtiss C-46 Commando arrivingOriginal 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