Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Company Grade Tassel French Militaria this revolver bears the name

this revolver bears the name "D

It may well be that these markings are unusual or may even have not been recorded before on such a lock but that doesn't mean they are not genuine

functional brass zipper

On 29 February

and now it needs a good home to be the centerpiece of any USAAF WWII collection

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Type 19 Kyu-Gunto Sword with Scabbard & Company Grade Tassel French Militaria this revolver bears the nameOriginal 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