WW2 Original japanese Army civilian employee sword gunto tsuba gunzoku-to

Description

This is the tsuba of a military sword carried by an army civilian employee of the Japanese army.
There is a small amount of gold paint remaining.
The size of the hole in the Tsuba is 2.3 cm in length, maximum 8mm in width, and minimum 3mm.
It's a rare thing that you don't see in the market very often.
Shipping will be done by EMS.