Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard & Family Crest 21st Century with the wood holding up

with the wood holding up very well

The top button on each side are ornamental and not functional

however almost all of the original silver plate is intact over the steel base and is nicely patinated

and there are some tiny holes in the armband where it was attached

Blade length is 24 7/8 inches and overall length 35 3/4 inches

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard & Family Crest 21st Century with the wood holding upOriginal 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