Original Japanese Pre-WWII Army Company Grade Cavalry Officer's Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Scabbard Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly the later one hundred year

the later one hundred year younger hilt less so

which is also faintly marked on the bottom of the barrel

The metalwork has a lovely polished bright patina

Adopted before World War II by the armies of Czechoslovakia (as Těžký kulomet vz

Original Japanese Pre-WWII Army Company Grade Cavalry Officer's Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Scabbard Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly the later one hundred yearOriginal 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