Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Antique Colts which is confirmed by the

which is confirmed by the bore being off center

nicely etched with a patriotic eagle

36CAL on the trigger guard is partly worn off

ten finger liner

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot Antique Colts which is confirmed by 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