Original Japanese WWII High-quality Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Scabbard and Leather Cover Lanchester SMG The regiment lost three men

The regiment lost three men killed and four wounded

and has matching serial numbers 147868 on all parts including barrel

As part of the Childers Reforms in 1881

It is fully functional with a nice sharp original firing pin and almost clean bore

the last cavalry charge of the British Empire

Original Japanese WWII High-quality Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Nickel Plated Scabbard and Leather Cover Lanchester SMG The regiment lost three menOriginal 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