Original WWII Japanese Arisaka Type 30 Late War Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Nagoya Arsenal Antique Percussion Firearms repainted and re-assembled

repainted and re-assembled

The tang of the butt plate bears the marking E/45 16 L-D indicating that it was in service with the 16th Light Dragoons

along with three 75mm (2

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The Great War of 1914-1918 took Western Europe to the very edge

Original WWII Japanese Arisaka Type 30 Late War Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Nagoya Arsenal Antique Percussion Firearms repainted and re-assembledOriginal 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