Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Company Grade Officer’s Parade Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Untouched Antique Guns of the reason it was

of the reason it was made

typical of naval service

so it was definitely not cleaned properly and left that way for a long time

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Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Company Grade Officer’s Parade Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Untouched Antique Guns of the reason it wasOriginal 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