Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Parade Dress Sword & Scabbard With Family Crest - Maru ni Sagari Fuji, Fujiwara Clan WWII this is a really appealing

this is a really appealing shell with a length of approximately 6 inches

but we do not see any major cracks or chips

Clearly the detachable handle is missing which means we have been unable to test it

The visor is a classic vulcanfibre construction

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Parade Dress Sword & Scabbard With Family Crest - Maru ni Sagari Fuji, Fujiwara Clan WWII this is a really appealingOriginal 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