Original U.S. Spanish American War 1895 Pattern U.S. Army Tropical Khaki Uniform Top Flags & Signs which may or may not

which may or may not include a design capability as a fighting or combat weapon

including the bombing of Japan

The frame is stamped CAL 44 on the side

so this would probably stand for the 13th year of the Taishō (大正) reign

Alternatively the whole hilt can be covered in brass or silver sheathing

Original U.S. Spanish American War 1895 Pattern U.S. Army Tropical Khaki Uniform Top Flags & Signs which may or may notOriginal Item: Only One Available. It wasnt just the Europeans or the Japanese who utilized khaki, as so too did the American military, which first adopted khaki during the Spanish American War in 1898. Until that time the United States Army was outfitted with the M1883 fatigue blouse in blue. However, the large numbers of volunteers as well as the fact that soldiers were falling prey to heat exhaustion and dehydration forced the army to experiment