Original Japanese WWII M1899 Type 32 "Otsu" 2nd Pattern Cavalry Saber with Matching Scabbard - Serial 21837 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia carrying a newly shot turkey

carrying a newly shot turkey over his shoulder

rabbit fur lined sleeves

or whether it was just used to make the tsuka fit better

1936 Tinne

first by the Raiders and then by the entire Marine Corps

Original Japanese WWII M1899 Type 32 "Otsu" 2nd Pattern Cavalry Saber with Matching Scabbard - Serial 21837 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia carrying a newly shot turkeyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Imperial Japanese WWII Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry saber, complete with its original 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, introduced in 1899,