Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot German Field Equipment Included in the set are

Included in the set are a fabulous BATF approved non-functional Italian WWII Breda 1939 dated ROMA marked display machine gun

The leather is a bit stiff

there is a wide strap in gray cotton/rayon sewn in place to the body of the tunic below both armpits

QM(CTM) 11300-E-62

who most likely purchased and etched raw blades from other source

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Sword Knot German Field Equipment Included in the set areOriginal 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