Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Asano Clan Crest and Nickel-Plated Scabbard in Cover Category_Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts New Made Item: Dating from

New Made Item: Dating from the rough and tumble days of WW2 this sign features a US soldier throwing a pineapple grenade into the fray

147th Infantry

which is a dark aged brown

Josef Werndl (1831-1889) and Karel Holub (1830-1903) designed and patented their design

The hems are especially high cut in the front to accommodate classic tall officer's boots

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Asano Clan Crest and Nickel-Plated Scabbard in Cover Category_Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts New Made Item: Dating fromOriginal 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