Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard U.S. Field Gear New recruits into the newly

New recruits into the newly formed Royal Air Force were often issued with the olive green Army Pattern General Service Tunic

and both the drag and throat are properly "WD" marked

accomplished by years of cleaning

with light rust peppering

The barrel is also marked in front of the sight:

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel Plated Parade Sword with Scabbard U.S. Field Gear New recruits into the newlyOriginal 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