Item Description
Original Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very good condition late WWII issue Japanese Model 30 Arisaka rifle bayonet with a straight contoured cross guard, complete with a Scabbard and broken leather frog. The bayonet bears the arsenal markings of a subcontractor of Nagoya arsenal, Kaneshiro Sakuganki Seizo KK Arsenal, which used the STAR-K logo.
Condition of the bayonet is very good, though it definitely has seen some sharpening and use after production. This has worn a little of the bluing off near the edge of the blade, however it is sharpened the length of the blade's edge. There is also wear to the original blued finish from use and cleaning, and there is a bit of light rust on the surface, which could easily be removed.
The scabbard is also very good, with only a few small dents, and no real rust or other wear. The leather frog is also in good shape, but the securing strap is broken and the buckle is gone, so it is not secured properly.
This is a nice example of the Type 30 bayonet. Comes ready for display!
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.
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