Original Japanese WWII M1899 Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry Saber with Scabbard - dated 1924 Brown Bess Two BD-71 switchboards can be

Two BD-71 switchboards can be used together to double capacity

The blade looks as if it has certainly seen it's share of fighting

"Several of the crew were injured by the burst of flak in the left wing of the ship

The haft has been carved by it's British "Liberator" stating:-

was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota

Original Japanese WWII M1899 Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry Saber with Scabbard - dated 1924 Brown Bess Two BD-71 switchboards can beOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition Imperial Japanese WWII Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry saber, complete with its original matching steel scabbard. Japanese cavalry sabers, originally introduced in the late 19th Century, all have machine made blades with serial numbers on the ricasso and will commonly have arsenal stamps on the guard. The Type 25, introduced in 1892, had brass hilts and plain wood grips. The Type 32,