Original WWII Japanese Arisaka Type 30 Late War Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Nagoya Arsenal Category_Receiver In Palestine

In Palestine

The cover screw on top of the pommel has not been removed and is still totally corps and tight

see instructions on flooding in preceding

using a 61/2" blade section from the French cruciform Lebel bayonet mounted on an all steel knurled no-slip hilt

Each of these Martini-Henry MKII was manufactured sometime between 1871-1889 but will not have a visible date on the receiver

Original WWII Japanese Arisaka Type 30 Late War Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Nagoya Arsenal Category_Receiver In PalestineOriginal Item: A total "sleeper" right out of the attic. Basically the "last ditch" Japanese Bayonet with virtually no grip contour, almost square, barely machined pommel, Arisaka bayonet complete in it's original bamboo scabbard. Blade has nice clear arsenal markings which indicate manufacture at the Toyoda Jidoshoki Seisakusho (Toyoda Automatic Loom Works) under Nagoya Aresenal supervision. Totally un cleaned and un restored, pommel has old dried