Original Japanese WWII M1899 Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry Saber with Scabbard Century THESE ARE THE GENUINE ARTICLE

THESE ARE THE GENUINE ARTICLE

The leather buffer on the guard is absent

with just a trace at the base

as had been the case with similar US attempts to rifle percussion altered flintlock muskets

Brown and Mrs

Original Japanese WWII M1899 Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry Saber with Scabbard Century THESE ARE THE GENUINE ARTICLEOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition Imperial Japanese WWII Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry saber, complete with its original matching steel scabbard. Japanese cavalry sabers, originally introduced in the late 19th Century, all have machine made blades with serial numbers on the ricasso and will commonly have arsenal stamps on the guard. The Type 25, introduced in 1892, had brass hilts and plain wood grips. The Type 32,