Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard & Partial Tassel Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets 'After the War the Zulus

'After the War the Zulus

This 92” long example was designed to appear as a real Mk 83 for training purposes

Marked MADE IN USA

The inside and outside of a powder horn were often polished to make the horn translucent so that the soldier would be able to see how much powder he had left

The top has a hanging loop for attachment to a ship

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard & Partial Tassel Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets 'After the War the ZulusOriginal 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