Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Clan Crest and Nickel-Plated Scabbard Category_Lock Assembly and below is the company

and below is the company name and location

Saw cut approximately half way down the ejection part

Marked on the top strap:

This is a FULLY FUNCTIONING beautiful 1943 produced example of the Hamilton U

which is easily read

Original Japanese WWII Army Officer Kyu-Gunto Sword with Clan Crest and Nickel-Plated Scabbard Category_Lock Assembly and below is the companyOriginal Item: Only One Available. The first standard sword of the Japanese military was known as the kyu gunto (, old military sword). Murata Tsuneyoshi (1838 1921), a Japanese general who previously made guns, started making what was probably the first mass produced substitute for traditionally made samurai swords. These swords are referred to as "Murata to" and they were used in both the Sino Japanese war (1894 1895) and the Russo Japanese war