Original Japanese WWII High-quality Navy Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Blade Ordnance Newspaper article and more

Newspaper article and more

It was designed with a vertically sliding breech block on a built-up gun with a tube

This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains 99% of the original paint and is in truly excellent condition overall

• British hallmarked silver punch ladle as used in the Naval officer's mess with turned wood handle

Original Japanese WWII High-quality Navy Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Blade Ordnance Newspaper article and moreOriginal 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