Original Japanese Pre WWI M1899 Type 32 "Otsu" 2nd Pattern Cavalry Saber with Scabbard - dated 1908 Receiver Lord Stanley

Lord Stanley

James Wiseman

and two great-grandchildren

Artillery and other troops did not adopt this feature until some time in 1914

This design is also specific to the Island of Madura in the Philippines

Original Japanese Pre WWI M1899 Type 32 "Otsu" 2nd Pattern Cavalry Saber with Scabbard - dated 1908 Receiver Lord StanleyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Imperial Japanese WWII Type 32 "Ko" First Pattern Cavalry saber, complete with its original steel scabbard. Japanese cavalry sabers, originally introduced in the late 19th Century, all have machine made blades with serial numbers on the ricasso and will commonly have arsenal stamps on the guard. The Type 25, introduced in 1892, had brass hilts and plain wood grips. The Type 32, introduced in 1899,