WW2 JAPANESE NCO CAVALRY TYPE 32 SWORD/SABER & SCABBARD - MATCHING #'s 17253 Sword 75 Inch blade / Engraved

75 Inch blade / Engraved / Comes with scabbard and sword knot

for sailors serving in more southern latitudes

Scabbard is also beautifully engraved (light dent near the drag) Overall size 35

Often confused with the (darker blue) for medical

and a brass three branch hand guard

WW2 JAPANESE NCO CAVALRY TYPE 32 SWORD/SABER & SCABBARD - MATCHING #'s 17253 Sword 75 Inch blade / EngravedMatching Numbers!!! # 17253 on the ricasso and scabbard drag Blade has a single fuller with light cosmoline still on the surface Arsenal stamps on the bottom side of the hand guard Overall size is 38 inches Blade length 32 3 4 inches In scabbard 39 inches Beautiful wooden grips (stamped with a symbol near the pommel on grips ) Additionally number engraved on the scabbard 175102305 Authentic WW2 era Japanese Purchased from the grandson of a WWII