Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Polished Sharkskin Wooden Parade Scabbard Beretta We unfortunately do not know

We unfortunately do not know where it was recovered from

1st Battalion (1-504 PIR) and 2nd Battalion (2-504 PIR)

Of these 100 were sent to the Ordnance Department for testing

wing commander cuff ranks

Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Polished Sharkskin Wooden Parade Scabbard Beretta We unfortunately do not knowOriginal 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