Item Description
Original Item: Only One Item Available. This is an interesting service used WWII issue Japanese Model 30 Arisaka rifle bayonet which was cut down and converted into a fighting knife, either by a Japanese soldier or an American soldier who captured it. The bayonet bears the arsenal markings of Toyoda Jidoshoki Seisakusho (Toyoda Automatic Loom Works) under Nagoya Arsenal supervision. This company would later become Toyota Motor Corporation.
The bayonet’s blade has been cut down from 15¾” to just 8¼”. The scabbard has been similarly cut-down to match it. The wooden grip scales are great, and the scabbard has a great finish and only light wear. The knife is still in its rubberized canvas frog, which is heavily stiff and worn. The serial number on the pommel is 2869.
This is a very interesting fighting knife, and would fit well in any Japanese or WWII collection.
Specifications:
Blade Length: 8 1/4"
Blade Style: Single Edge Bayonet
Overall length: 12 5/8“
Crossguard: 3 3/4”
Scabbard Length: 10"
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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