Original Japanese WWII M1899 Type 32 Otsu Second Pattern Cavalry Saber with Scabbard French Ordnance Known as a Smoke Candle

Known as a Smoke Candle

IMA has found two of the original movie prop ammunition boxes

The diameter of the optics tube is 4" at the narrowest point with leather pads on either end

The term Vierling literally translates to "quadruplet" and refers to the four 20 mm autocannon constituting the design

Original Japanese WWII M1899 Type 32 Otsu Second Pattern Cavalry Saber with Scabbard French Ordnance Known as a Smoke CandleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition Imperial Japanese WWII Type 32 "Otsu" Second Pattern Cavalry saber, complete with an original steel scabbard. Japanese cavalry sabers, originally introduced in the late 19th Century, all have machine made blades with serial numbers on the ricasso and will commonly have arsenal stamps on the guard. The Type 25, introduced in 1892, had brass hilts and plain wood grips. The Type 32,