Original Japanese WWII Army Company Officer's 1886 Pattern Kyu-Gunto Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard Receiver Top Cover The "CITO" trademark brand name

The "CITO" trademark brand name is somewhat of a mystery

We have not tested this item

indicated by the maker information being stamped and dated directly on the blade: US M3 IMPERIAL 1943

Original military Tabatiere Rifles are very rare and command serious prices

The cap is lined with cream colored rayon fabric and still retains the complete celluloid diamond

Original Japanese WWII Army Company Officer's 1886 Pattern Kyu-Gunto Sword with Handmade Blade & Scabbard Receiver Top Cover The "CITO" trademark brand 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