WWII Kyu-Gunto Japanese Naval Officer's Saber

Kyu-Gunto Japanese Naval Officer's Saber, Model 1883, Steel blade, slightly curved and single-edged, with one groove on each side and a nickel-plated finish. Brass hilt comprising a guard and handle. The guard features a single protective bow flowing into an asymmetrical guard cup, pierced with a floral motif and bent downward toward the blade's heel. The solid brass backstrap is decorated with a dotted ground and kadosakura blossoms with leaves, extending into the pommel with a central projection bearing a sakura flower. Wooden grip covered in stingray skin and bound with twisted wire in horizontal grooves. Leather scabbard fitted with brass mounts, including throat, clip, two suspension rings, and an asymmetrical chape, decorated en suite with the hilt.