Original Items: Very Few Available. Spring Cleaning strikes again! We just uncovered a very small cache of these WWII Japanese Type 30 Bayonets complete with their original steel scabbards. When we mean a small cache, that’s exactly what it is so you might want to act fast in order to get one at this price!

The overall condition of each bayonet is relic to basic service used. The bayonets do have pitting present, surface rust, post war sharpening, chipped/cracked grips and so on. These were not bayonets that stayed in storage, but instead were most likely collected off the battlefield where they fell. The scabbards have denting, pitting and rust present but still function properly. There are various markings present on the ricasso and pommel if they are still visible, but expect some to be worn away.

A great chance to pick up a genuine and affordable WWII Japanese Bayonet to your collections!

Specifications:
Blade Length: 15 3/4"
Blade Style: Single Edge
Bayonet Overall length: 20 1/8“
Crossguard: 3 3/4”
Scabbard Length: 16 1/4"

History of the Type 30 Bayonet-
The Type 30 bayonet (三十年式銃剣 sanjunen-shiki juken) was a bayonet designed for the Imperial Japanese Army to be used with the Arisaka Type 30 Rifle and was later used on the Type 38 and Type 99 rifles. Some 8.4 million were produced, and it remained in front-line use from the Russo-Japanese War to the end of World War II.

Type 30 Bayonet was a single-edged sword bayonet with a 400 millimetres (15.75 in) blade and an overall length of 514 millimetres (20.24 in) with a weight of approximately
700 grams. The Type 30 bayonet is also known as the "Pattern 1897 bayonet". Early Type 30 bayonets usually sported a hooked quillion guard that gave it a distinct look, but later models had a straight hand guard.

The design was intended to give the average Japanese infantryman a long enough reach to piece the abdomen of a cavalryman. However, the design had a number of drawbacks, some caused by the poor quality of forgings used, which tended to rust quickly and not hold an edge, and to break when bent.

These bayonets were manufactured from 1897 to 1945 at a number of locations, including the Kokura Arsenal, Koishikawa Arsenal (Tokyo) and Nagoya Arsenal, as well as under contract by private manufacturers including Matsushita, Toyoda Automatic Loom and many others, including Jinsen Arsenal in Occupied Korea.

This bayonet was manufactured between 1935 and 1942 by Matsushita Kinzoku KK, under Kokura Arsenal Supervision. Matsushita Metalworking Corp was part of the Matsushita National Denki (Electric Corp.). Surviving group members now make electronics under the National and Panasonic brands. Sugawa estimates production at 900,000, the second-highest among the subcontractors.