Original Japanese Pre-WWII Army Company Grade Officer's 1886 Pattern Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Steel Scabbard Antique Remingtons The right side of the

The right side of the receiver is marked faintly with Gew

as the Sixth Army was shifting its main responsibility from Regular Army to Reserve and National Guard units

flintlock arms of the time

All metal parts are fine worn dark gray patina in overall very good condition

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Original Japanese Pre-WWII Army Company Grade Officer's 1886 Pattern Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Steel Scabbard Antique Remingtons The right side of theOriginal 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