Original Japanese WWII Named Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Polished Sharkskin Wooden Parade Scabbard Price_over $990 the 76th Field Artillery was

the 76th Field Artillery was stationed at Fort Bliss

Its combination of exceptional mobility – being light enough to be carried by one man – and high rate of fire (of up to 900 rounds per minute) was unmatched

This example is offered in excellent condition and complete with leather chinstrap in solid order

The bottom of the vent retainer is marked MAYSER / D

Original Japanese WWII Named Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Polished Sharkskin Wooden Parade Scabbard Price_over $990 the 76th Field Artillery 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