Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly pulling this removed the wire

pulling this removed the wire so the grenade could be thrown

wrapped by two bare wires

Size is approximately 7 US (56cm)

There are a few spots of fouling and oxidation in the grooves

it was changed into its current form as an order of merit on 4 October 1955 by President René Coty

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly pulling this removed the wireOriginal 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