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The hilt now has a bit of wobble on the tang

The top has a hanging loop for attachment to a ship

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Marked MADE IN USA

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Army Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Nickel-Plated Parade Officer’s Sword with Scabbard & Partial Tassel Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets The hilt now has aOriginal 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