Original Japanese Pre-WWII Army Company Grade Cavalry Officer's Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Scabbard German Replica It was produced by Solinger

It was produced by Solinger Metalwaren-Fabrik Stöcker & Co

and the German tanker Wörth

One of the two examples has lost its entire fin assembly

The poster measures 24 ½” x 21”

Original Japanese Pre-WWII Army Company Grade Cavalry Officer's Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Scabbard German Replica It was produced by SolingerOriginal 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