Original WWII Chinese National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger - Kuomintang Japanese Army For dress occasions these swords

For dress occasions these swords had another more ornate brass mounted "parade" scabbard

This example offered in very good condition would have been issued to enlisted soldiers

All are sticky with Cosmoline

which ultimately led to the destruction of the Elisa

while serving in the III

Original WWII Chinese National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger - Kuomintang Japanese Army For dress occasions these swordsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare example of the type of dress dagger that was approved for wear by officers of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army () at the time of the Sino Japanese war of 1937 1945. Often abbreviated as the NRA, the group was the military arm of the Kuomintang (KMT, or the Chinese Nationalist Party) from 1925 until 1947. These officer's daggers were both finely and crudely made, with a great deal of variation