Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Steel Field Scabbard Category_MG 34 Accessories Both appear to be regular

Both appear to be regular hardened steel

later converted to the percussion cap ignition system as most were

German WW2 Navy overseas caps don't come in better condition than this

and this is it

Original Japanese WWII Navy Officer Model 1883 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Steel Field Scabbard Category_MG 34 Accessories Both appear to be regularOriginal 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