Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Steel Field Scabbard 81mm Mortar Each gun was issued with

Each gun was issued with a quick detachable "T" Butt stock which replaced the Mk ll silhouette stock

Overall very good condition examples of a hard to find Great War tall boot as used by American officers

which had issues with blade snapping due to the thinner design

The strap is manufactured using a ribbed grey-green silken headbands to each side and for the nose piece

Officer's were much more likely to use private purchase material

Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Steel Field Scabbard 81mm Mortar Each gun was issued withOriginal 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