Original Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very good condition WWII issue Japanese Model 30 Arisaka rifle bayonet, manufactured by Mukden Arsenal in occupied China. It comes complete with an original steel scabbard, and an extremely rare rubberized canvas frog. This is the first example of a Mukden Arsenal bayonet that we have ever had!

Condition of bayonet is excellent, with lots of the original finish and only light wear from storage and the scabbard. There is a bit of runner wear on the blued steel blade, which still has the original factory "blunt" edge on the first half of the blade, as is correct. The wooden grip scales are in very good condition.

This bayonet was manufactured at Mukden Arsenal, which is 奉天造兵廠 "Hoten Zoheisho" in Japanese. This arsenal was located in Manchuria, China, and was later known as "Shenyang Dawn Arsenal." The arsenal produced arms from 1897 to around 1969. Originally a small arms factory located in the area, the company was slowly expanded until it became a wide network of factories during the World Wars.

This bayonet is of the later war design, with a straight contoured crossguard and a contoured "bird's head" pommel. The screw-retained wooden grips are contoured and do not wrap around. The blade is fullered and still retains almost all of the original bluing. This configuration matches the final pattern manufactured by Mukden Arsenal.

The scabbard has a very nice finish but unfortunately is chipping in some sections exposing bare metal which now has a light rusting. The rubberized frog is in fair condition, as over time the rubber degrades. It is cracked and torn in various locations and the leather strap used to secure the frog to the scabbard is torn.

A very nice Mukden Arsenal produced Arisaka bayonet with a rare rubberized canvas frog, ready to add to your collection!

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 Mukden Arsenal in Occupied China.