DITTO, 8″ X 25″ , “PIONEER COMPANY / 608TH TANK DESTROYER BATALLION / FT. JACKSON

JAPANESE 1880’S ERA ARTILLERY / GUNNERS IRON MOUNTED SHORT SWORD, REF 71/25, THE BRIGHT 1 3/8″ X 21 1/8″ EXC/PLUS BLADE IS WELL HM’ED WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL DIME SIZE DARK SPOTS, THIS SWORD WAS JAPANESE ARSENAL SCAVENGED IN THE 30’S? FOR THE BRASS, THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT NEEDED THE BRASS FOR THE WAR EFFORT AND RECONDITIONED THESE SWORDS WITH AN IRON POMMEL, X/GUARD AND SCABBARD HARDWARE WITH WOOD SLAB GRIPS, ALL ARE C/W 95%+ ORIGINAL BLACK FINISH, THE BLACK LEATHER SCABBARD AND SWORD ARE IN EXC/PLUS TO MINT CONDITION, BEAUTIFUL COLLECTORS EXAMPLE