Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard & Partial Tassel War of 1812 has also been signed by

has also been signed by a glittering array of top-scoring Aces that include such legendary names as Adolf Dickfeld (136 victories)

showing a bit of oxidation haze overall

the Italian government - as with other world powers - found itself desperately short of many viable war-making products including service rifles

making this a very desirable display piece for the Thompson collector

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard & Partial Tassel War of 1812 has also been signed byOriginal 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