Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Sharkskin Parade Scabbard MP 34 and was listed as a

and was listed as a Taschenmesserfabrik (Pocket knife factory)

or at least the packaging has split open

" but what we would call a muzzle protector

It also bears two red "Temple Stamps"

with overall wear and age toning

Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Sharkskin Parade Scabbard MP 34 and was listed as 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