Original Imperial Japanese WWII Hasegawa Unit History - 7½ x 10½” U.S. Air Force The chape fitting at the

The chape fitting at the end of the scabbard is dented in and  split

The Migulet or Miquelet ignition system is a hangover from high quality Italian guns of the 17th and early 18th centuries

The leather is stiff and shows signs of wear

which is very close to the cap nipple cones

and features a "quill back" blade about 19 1/2 inches long

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Hasegawa Unit History - 7½ x 10½” U.S. Air Force The chape fitting at theOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very scarce WWII Imperial Japanese unit history, which depicts tons of photographs of soldiers training for combat. The Japanese is very difficult to translate, but the title appears to be Commemorative Photographic Book of the Chinese Military (Or the Japanese military in China) Excluding Iwasakibe. This likely isnt correct, and makes for a good research project in figuring out the actual unit. The front